List: British History | Curated by John Welford

Mar 31, 2024
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British HistoryArticles on all aspects of history with a distinctly British bias
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The Amazing Dorothy Levitt“The fastest girl on earth”
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Paul Foot: Investigative JournalistPaul Foot was a British left-wing campaigning journalist who was renowned for never giving up when a gross injustice needed to be uncovered
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Oliver Cromwell’s Instrument of GovernmentBritain’s written constitution, which did not last long
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Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and His Fall From FavourHe was unable to give King Henry VIII what he wanted and was under arrest when he died
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Discovering a Family Tragedy From 1849My namesake was a victim of cholera
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Thirty over Fifty
The Swinging Sixties: A British Cultural RevolutionEngland in the 1960s was overflowing with creative energy
Dec 31, 2023
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How King James VI Heard About His New JobAnd there’s a ghost for afters
Dec 15, 2023
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Teatime History
England’s “Bloody Mary” Sought Happiness in Marriage, But …Were her ambitions doomed from the start?
Dec 16, 2023
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Virginia Water, SurreyA lake with royal connections
Dec 7, 2023
Dec 7, 2023
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Digital Global Traveler
King Henry VIII’s Cornish CastlesThese were built in anticipation of an invasion that never took place
Dec 10, 2023
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Dec 10, 2023
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Teatime History
Matilda of Scotland: The Forgotten Queen of England’s King Henry IA feminist icon from the 12th century
Dec 10, 2023
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Read or Die!
King Henry’s Final MealIf only he’d had a proper sense of humour
Dec 12, 2023
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Dec 12, 2023
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The Legend of Lady GodivaMaybe it was not as saucy as generally imagined!
Dec 13, 2023
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Dec 13, 2023
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Teatime History
John Forest: An English Martyr Under King Henry VIIIHe came to a particularly unpleasant end
Nov 13, 2023
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Nov 13, 2023
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Britain’s King Charles II: The Restored “Merry Monarch”With a new King Charles on the British throne, here is a look at the previous holder of that title
Nov 1, 2023
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Nov 1, 2023
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Did The Holy Grail Ever Exist?It seems unlikely!
Oct 5, 2023
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Oct 5, 2023
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
Could You Manage 40 Million Eggs?Queen Elizabeth I did!
Oct 5, 2023
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Oct 5, 2023
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Teatime History
The Marital Woes of the Duchess of KingstonA story of strange goings-on in 18th-century England
Oct 10, 2023
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Oct 10, 2023
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The Disastrous K-Class SubmarinesA World War I experiment that went horrendously wrong
Oct 3, 2023
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Oct 3, 2023
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Britain’s First Speeding DaredevilCaught doing all of 8 miles an hour!
Oct 3, 2023
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Oct 3, 2023
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