The ascent of the Medieval Serbia
The main stages in the development and expansion of the Serbian States were also stages in its relationship with the...
03/02/2016
history
The Modoc War, 1872-73
From the late 1860s there was an uneasy peace until the outbreak in 1872 of the Modoc War, one of...
04/12/2015
The Venerable Bede
Bede was a Northumbrian, born in 673 on the lands of the monastery of St Peter at Wearmouth. At the...
15/12/2014
The battle of Gallipoli: Australian and New Zealand soldiers
It was a still night with a sea-mist. As the men clambered over the side of the ship into the...
28/08/2013
The King Richard II’s Tomb
When Richard II’s first consort, Anne of Bohemia, died in June 1394, his grief knew no bounds. He decided that...
05/07/2013
The last royal execution in Britain
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, the eldest of Charles II’s numerous illegitimate children, lived in Holland and in 1685 attempted...
17/07/2012
Swearing, cursing and the English law
Statutes passed between the reigns of James I (1603 – 1625) and George III (1760 – 1820) criminalised swearing. These...
23/06/2012
Princess Elizabeth’s preparation to be the Queen
On 10th December 1936, Princess Elizabeth of York was with her sister, Margaret, in their London home, 145 Piccadilly, when...
03/06/2012
Walter Ulbricht biography
It’s not insignificant that high school students in both parts of Germany know spot-on jokes about Walter Ulbricht: the now-deceased...
29/05/2012
World War II: Aftermath Facts
The cost of World War II is uncalculable in human or financial terms. estimates indicate that about 55 million people...
20/05/2012