History Category
The Great Fire of London
Restoration London was crammed with buildings made of flammable materials ~ timber, thatch and pitch. Streets were…
The Pilgrim Fathers
British emigration to eastern North America in the 1600s and 1700s is recorded in the numerous duplicated…
The Last Warrior Kings
The British monarch retains the ultimate power to send the country to war, but the decision is…
William Pitt the Younger
Britain’s youngest ever and second-longest-serving Prime Minister – almost 19 years – was William Pitt the Younger…
Tribes of pre-Roman Britain
Our knowledge of the tribes of pre-Roman Britain comes from archaeological finds and scholars of the Roman Empire.…
Henges
3,000-4,000 years ago, henges were all the rage across Britain (and elsewhere too). A henge is an…
Norman Britain
In 1066 the ‘Norsemen’ or ‘Vikings‘, returned to Britain in the guise of the Normans from France,…
Bell-Beaker Folk
Prior to 2,500BC, Eurasian nomadic people with domesticated horses migrated westward towards the Atlantic and mixed with…
The Boer Wars
From the 1600s, Dutch, French and German settlers arrived in South Africa and it was this community…
Adam Smith & free trade
Born in Fife, Adam Smith (1723-90) immersed himself in philosopy, ethics, logic theology and jurisprudence at the…
The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp
Camping out year-round in British weather is not recommended, but the women who decided to do just…
The Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought on 1st July 1690 on the banks of Ireland’s River…