Oliver Cromwell
The role of the monarchy has changed radically over the ages and the public execution of King Charles I (1600-49) set a […]
Read MoreThe role of the monarchy has changed radically over the ages and the public execution of King Charles I (1600-49) set a […]
Read MoreDuring the Vikings‘ explorations spanning N.America to the Middle East, Britain did not go unnoticed and in fact proved quite a draw […]
Read MoreSir William Beveridge (1879-1963) took many years to develop his plan for social reform as detailed in ‘Social Insurance and Allied Services’ […]
Read MoreThe Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory just north of the British Antarctic Territory and south-east of Argentina. English mariner John […]
Read MoreKing Henry VIII (1491-1547) owned dozens of castles, mansions and palaces. One that remains today is the magnificent Hampton Court Palace in […]
Read MoreEuropean and British monarchies’ intertwinement led to an incongruous English claim on parts of a disunited France in the 14th and 15th […]
Read MoreThe 19-year reign of King Stephen (c.1097-1154) was the last of the House of Normandy. Born in France, he was raised as […]
Read MoreKing George I (1660-1727) was the first German monarch of Great Britain & Ireland after he skyrocketed up the line of succession, […]
Read MoreKing Edward III (1312-77) had thirteen children, the eldest of whom was Edward of Woodstock (1330-76), known posthumously as the Black Prince. […]
Read MoreBruce Reynolds (1931-2013) and Gordon Goody (1930-2016) masterminded the audacious Great Train Robbery, which took place on 8th August 1963 in Buckinghamshire […]
Read MoreOf the many historic battles between the Scottish and English armies, the Battle of Bannockburn is the one most cherished in Scotland. […]
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