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The battle of Lansdown Hill was fought on 5th July 1643 in order to prevent the Royalist (Cavalier) advance out of south west England. Sir William Waller’s Parliamentary (Roundhead) army, based around ...
19th and 20th July at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6RN Over a thousand years of history brought to life at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome! At this ...
The story of how the fourth son of a minor 12th century baron rose to be one of the richest men of his day, Regent of England and governing the country on behalf of the boy-king Henry III, is most ...
July 1 st 1916 – the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army; The Battle of the Somme On 1st July 1916 at around 7.30 in the morning, whistles were blown to signal the start of what would be ...
In the last years of Queen Victoria ’s reign, the aging monarch developed a close bond with an Indian attendant called Abdul Karim. Unusual for the era, against all the social norms, the man who began ...
If you had been in London on Saturday 22nd June 1861, no doubt you would have made your way, with thousands of other sightseers, to watch the Tooley Street Fire burn its way from Cotton’s Wharf, which ...
Britain has a long and often eccentric legal history, filled with laws that range from the oddly specific to the downright peculiar. While many of these strange statutes were repealed years ago, a ...
A ruthless military leader and company administrator, Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India played a pivotal role in securing the East India Company’s power and laying the foundations for the ...
The far west of Cornwall is famed for its dramatic landscape and coastal beauty. Visitors flock here to enjoy the beaches of Mounts Bay and iconic landmarks such as Land’s End. Some, perhaps, will pay ...
On 15th June 1815, a ball took place in a coach house adjoining the Duke and Duchess of Richmond’s temporary home in Brussels. Known as the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball, it was to become one of the most ...
The Chindits were a British special operations force tasked with conducting long-range raids deep behind Japanese lines in Burma. Officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, their nickname came ...
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