The period 1700 – mid 1800 was marked by British naval dominance, as evidenced by the expansive colonial empire and victories ...

Monarchs of Northumbria. Discover the story of the kings of Northumbria from Oswiu ( c. 654 – c. 670 AD ) to Ælla ( c. 862 – ...

30th January 2025 from St James’s Palace to Horse Guards, London Around 500 members of English Civil War Society will be marching through central London to commemorate the death of King Charles I in ...

Henry VIII is famous for his six wives. But do we know what they looked like? The actual likeness of Catherine Howard, wife ...

7th and 8th, 14th and 15th December 2024 at The Mary Rose, Main Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3PY Immerse yourself in the world of Henry VIII’s Tudor court with this wonderfully ...

To many people on the UK mainland and beyond, the Shetland and Orkney Islands are ‘somewhere up at the top’ of the map of Great Britain. In fact the Shetland Isles are located in the North Atlantic, ...

Became king following the death of his brother Æthelbald. Like his brother and his father, Aethelbert (pictured above) was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames. Shortly after his succession a Danish army ...

In 1737, Captain Robert Jenkins presented his severed ear to Parliament claiming a Spanish official had cut it off. This incident provided Britain, eager for a reason to declare war, with the pretext ...

Welcome to Devon, home to the Devonshire cream tea and the English Riviera. This most English of counties boasts both a north and south coast, and has one of the mildest climates in Britain. It is a ...

Empire Windrush was a ship with a long and complicated history. Originating in Germany, it was used to transport German immigrants to South America, then used as a cruise liner by the Nazi Party and ...