History Category
King Henry VIII’s six marriages
King Henry VIII (1491-1547) was married six times. Three of those marriages were annulled and two of…
The Crimean War
The British participation in the Crimean War (1854-6) can be likened to joining in a playground squabble…
Arrival of the Angles
It is thought that the Angles originated in Poland but had moved to central Denmark by the…
King Edward VIII’s abdication
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) is the only British monarch to have abdicated. He ascended the throne in…
“We shall fight on the beaches”
In 1940 the war with Germany was not going well. Belgium, The Netherlands and France had all…
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle was originally built in the 12th century in the time of the Scottish King David…
Domesday Book
The invasion of Britain by William the Conqueror in 1066 was devastating for the English nobility, because…
£.s.d.
Until UK currency changed in 1971, when the pound (£) became equivalent to 100 pence (called ‘decimalisation’),…
The first King of England
The first man who could seriously claim to be ‘Rex tot. Brit.‘, as shown on the coins…
The Restoration
It must be said that King Charles I’s reign was a complete disaster, which ended in 1649…
Guy Fawkes Night
The 5th November is known as Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, as it commemorates a treasonous…
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn,…