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Atmospheric Calke House: Do Ghosts of the Past Walk the Corridors?

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Christine Fadhley

Calke Abbey – Georgian Time Capsule: Visit this Historic National Trust Property

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Christine Fadhley

Battle of Solway Moss: Battle between James V and Henry VIII

In: Scottish History

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

The Royal Air Force: The Knights of the Air and their Role since World War One

In: Modern British History

By: Jo Lamb-White

Jane Seymour: The Dutiful Queen

In: Tudor History

By: Megan L. Oakley

Evolving Use of the Umbrella: No Longer a Woman’s Shade, an Umbrella Protects all from the Rain

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Jim Rada

An Elizabethan Banquet: Recipes From the Time of Queen Elizabeth I

In: Tudor History

By: Christine Fadhley

Mary Boleyn: A Short Biography: Mistress Henry VIII, Sister Anne Boleyn, Lady-in-waiting

In: Tudor History

By: Carolyn M Cash

The Apprentice Pillar: Rosslyn Chapel's Hidden Mysteries

In: Scottish History

By: Lisa Cucciniello

Symbolism in Rosslyn Chapel: The REAL Mysteries Surrounding William Sinclair's Chapel

In: Scottish History

By: Lisa Cucciniello

Charles II: King of England & Scotland

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

The Later Plantagenets: An Overview of Later Plantagenet Rule, 1272-1399

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Ross Adkin

The Industrial Revolution: Huge Developments in Manufacture, Leading to Urbanisation

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Karen Murdarasi

The First Plantagenets: An Overview of Early Plantagenet Rule, 1154-1272

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Ross Adkin

Overview of the Norman Kings: A Brief Outline of the Reigns of England's Norman Rulers

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Ross Adkin

Science in Industrial Revolution: Discoveries in Chemistry, Anatomy and Electricity

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Karen Murdarasi

History of London: Covent Garden: Entertainment, Shopping And Tourist Hotspot for Centuries

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Helen McCarthy

Overview of England's Richard I: A "Lionhearted" Crusader and an Absent King of England

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Ross Adkin

Overview of England's Henry II: The Rule of the First Plantagenet, One of the Great Medieval Kings

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Ross Adkin

Raleigh's Secret Society: Sir Walter Raleigh's "School of Night" in Elizabethan England

In: Tudor History

By: Ellen Wilson

The Stuart Monarchs: Kings and Queens of England and Scotland

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

Mary Boleyn: The Sister who Slipped into Obscurity

In: Tudor History

By: Megan L. Oakley

The Name of Mary,Queen of Scots: How Mary Stewart Became Mary Stuart

In: Scottish History

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

The Tudor Dynasty: The House of Tudor

In: Tudor History

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

Who Was Saint George? Biography of St George, England's Saint, Celebrated 23rd April.

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Lesley Arnold-Hopkins

Mounted Police in London: Officers on Horseback Proved Effective in Stopping Crime

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Martin Gosling

The Welsh Not: How Welsh Language, and Welsh Culture was Nearly Killed

In: Welsh History

By: Kathryn Burton

Queen Anne and the Churchills: The Marlborough Wars That Lead to the Ascendancy of England

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Martin Gosling

Lady Jane Grey: Queen for Nine Days

In: Tudor History

By: Megan L. Oakley

Tudor Priest-Holes: Persecution of Roman Catholics in Elizabethan England

In: Tudor History

By: Tabitha Davies

The Venerable Bede: The Life and Works of the Father of English History

In: British Dark & Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

Glastonbury Tor: The Mysterious Hill in Southern Britain

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

The Paper Bombing of Germany. The Phony War!

In: Modern British History

By: Jim Osborn

The Red Barn Murder: William Corder's Killing of Maria Marten

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Martin Gosling

Edward VI: The Heir of Henry VIII

In: Tudor History

By: Megan L. Oakley

Bolton Castle Prison of Queen Mary: Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots in the North of England

In: Tudor History

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Unique Life of Jeffrey Hudson: A Man who Found Success Despite the Incredible Odds Against Him

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

The English War of Jenkins' Ear: The War Against Spain Over a Single Severed Ear

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

Misconceptions about Henry VIII: Deconstructing the Myths that Surround this Powerful Tudor

In: Tudor History

By: Rebecca Wallace

Charles I and Personal Rule: The Events Preceding the English Civil War of the 1640s

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

Anne Boleyn: Before She was Queen

In: Tudor History

By: Megan L. Oakley

The Powerful Lady Anne Clifford: Long Before the Women's Rights Movement, She Fought for Her Rights

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Victoria Oldham

Second Only to Saint Patrick: Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Allan M. Heller

Hadrian's Wall: The Longest Historical Site in Britain

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

The Glen Coe Massacre: The Slaughter of the the MacDonalds by the Campbells

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Union of Parliaments 1707: The Negotiations - Part of the History of Scotland

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Scotland's Parliament: The 1707 Act of Union

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Darien - New Caledonia: The Price of Failure - The 'Equivalent' and the 1707 Act of Union

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Darien - The Preparation: Its Ultimate Failure Would Lead to the Union of Parliaments in 1707

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

The Court of Star Chamber: England's Ill-Defined, yet All-Purpose Court

In: UK/Irish History

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

Rosslyn Chapel: Superb Medieval Architecture Linked to Freemasonry, Knights Templar

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

The North Berwick Witches: The Plot to Kill King James VI of Scotland

In: Scottish History

By: Stephen Owen

Nell Gwyn: Mistress of Charles II

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

The End of the Druids: Romes Destruction in England, Scotland, and Ireland

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Schiltron Trumps English Cavalry: Scotland's Military Innovation From William Wallace to "The Bruce"

In: Scottish History

By: Feature Writer Roger Saunders

St Andrew: Scotland's Patron Saint: The Man behind the Saltire, the Home of Golf and a University Name

In: Scottish History

By: Alistair McCulloch

Origins of the English Civil War: Causes were Religious, Economic and Political but Began with Tyranny

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Feature Writer Roger Saunders

Harry Stoker: Hero of Gallipoli, Renowned Actor, and Irish Croquet Champion!

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen: Grainne Mhaol and the Coming of the English 1565-1577

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

Grace O'Malley, the Early Years: Grainne Mhaol's Life From Childhood to Pirate Chief 1530 - 1565

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

James Napper Tandy: Irish Patriot, French Hero, English Rebel

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

Sir Patrick Sarsfield: The Irish General who found Love Almost Deadlier than Warfare

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

Sir Roger Casement: The Unlikely Irish Martyr Whose Death Hinged on a Comma

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

The Duke of Wellington: Arthur Wellesley, Whose True Character Was Revealed by His Boots!

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

James V: King of Scotland, Father to Mary Queen of Scots

In: Scottish History

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

Mary Queen of Scots: The Early Life of Mary Stuart

In: Scottish History

By: Feature Writer Lorri Mealey

Pearly Kings and Queens of London: A Great Cockney Tradition

In: Modern British History

By: Barbara Bothwell

Watkin's Folly to Wembley Stadium: Wembley's Forgotten History

In: UK/Irish History

By: Frances Spiegel

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear: What Makes these Miniature Diecast Vehicles Collectable?

In: UK/Irish History

By: Frances Spiegel

The life of Colonel Thomas Blood: Rather more than just 'the man who tried to steal the Crown Jewels'

In: UK/Irish History

By: Marc McLoughlin

William Booth: Founder of The Salvation Army

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: George Frederick Winter

The Crystal Palace Exhibition: The First of the Victorian World's Great Exhibitions

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Karen Jordan

Historic Scottish Battles: The Battle of Philiphaugh

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

St Giles Cathedral: A Cathedral, and High Kirk of Edinburgh

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Glen House,Peeblesshire, Scotland: A Stately Home and Film Location

In: Modern British History

By: George Frederick Winter

Dryburgh Abbey: A Borders Abbey, final resting place of Earl Haig and Walter Scott

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Royal Yacht Britannia: It was an Ideal Way to Relax for Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Dublin, Ireland's English Heritage: How Ship Street Illustrates The Irish Capital City's English Heart

In: Modern British History

By: Marc McLoughlin

Traquair House: A Scottish Historic House

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Glasgow Cathedral: Forever associated with St Mungo and John Knox

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Linlithgow Palace: In the Words of Robert Burns It's a fine but melancholy ruin

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Glasgow's Tobacco Lords: The Tobacco Trade between Virginia and Glasgow

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

James Braidwood: Fire Training in Edinburgh

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Scottish Banking History: The Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Christmas Cards: The First Commercial Production of Yuletide Greeting Cards

In: Modern British History

By: George Frederick Winter

John Buchan a Scottish Writer: Best known for his books the Thirty Nine Steps and Greenmantle

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Balfour Declaration: Arthur Balfour - His legacy, conflict between Israel and Palestine?

In: UK/Irish History (general)

By: Neil Gunn

Robert Burns: Scotland's Best Loved Poet on a Tour of the Scottish Borders

In: UK/Irish History

By: Neil Gunn

The Lancashire Cotton Famine: The Liverpool Connection with the Confederate Army

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Joy Levesley

William Blake – 1757 – 1827: Engraver, poet and mystic - one of England’s most important Artists

In: UK/Irish History

By: Frances Spiegel

Napoleon's Prisoners of War: Napoleon Bonaparte's Men Come to the Scottish Borders

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

James Murray: The Man Who Dedicated his Life to the Oxford English Dictionary

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

The History of Crieff Scotland: Drover's Trysts

In: Scottish History

By: Neil Gunn

Tales from Hermitage Castle: Wizards, Giants, a Red Dwarf and Mary Queen of Scots

In: UK/Irish History

By: Dave McFadzean

Swinging London's Summer of Love: The 1967 Psychedelic Revolution

In: Modern British History

By: Alistair McCulloch

Killhope Lead Mine, Weardale: In Search of the Lead Mining Heritage of Northern England

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Dave McFadzean

Jack the Ripper: History: Infamous Serial Killer Terrorized 19th Century London

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Scott Hayden

The survival of King Arthur: Why is a hero who almost certainly didn't exist still so powerful.

In: UK/Irish History

By: John Stuart Reynolds

The Titanic Life of a Hero: A Man Who Lived Like the Main Character in a Boys' Adventure Story

In: UK/Irish History

By: Brian Baker

The Secret Shame of Penny Lane: The dark chapter of history behind the name of a famous street

In: Georgian/Victorian Britain

By: Brian Baker

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