History Category
The Romans
It has long been taught in UK schools that the Romans transformed the country with their civilising…
D-Day
In the term ‘d-day’ the ‘d’ simply stands for ‘day’, emphasising its importance. It means the day…
The Huguenots
The Protestant religion emerged in the 16th century and its followers grew to be a sizeable minority…
The linking of Wales and England
The Welsh are the original Britons (evidenced by a 2015 study ‘The fine-scale genetic structure of the…
The Crusades
British participation in The Crusades was comparatively minor. Each of the Crusades was called for by a…
The Industrial Revolution
Britain was the world’s first nation to undergo an industrial revolution. It took place from approximately 1760…
King Henry VIII’s six marriages
King Henry VIII (1491-1547) was married six times. Two 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…