Europe
Hadrian’s Wall
The magnificent structure of Hadrian’s Wall was built under the order of Emperor Hadrian when he saw the need to consolidate the borders of the Roman Empire but what it’s exact purpose was is not fully understood.
Read MoreWho was Caratacus?
Caratacus was a strong leader of the Celts who faced the Roman army at the Battle of Mons Graupius
Read MoreWho were the Brigantes?
The Brigantes were a Celtic tribe who held the territory between the Humber and the Tyne at the time of the Roman invasion in 43AD. At first they were on friendly terms with the Romans but this state of affairs began to collapse and the Romans attempted to force them from their territory.
Read MoreThe Battle of Mons Graupius
The Battle of Mons Graupius was fought between the occupying Roman army of the British Isles and the men of the north, the Caledonians. Exactly where it took place is not known but some interesting theories have been offered.
Read MoreMaps of Roman Britain
Mapping Roman Britain the places and major roads, the Romn names and the modern best estimated equivalents.
Read MoreKing Cerdic
Cerdic according to the Anglo Saxon Chronicles the first King of Wessex, the same line as Alfred the Great discover his connections to British History and his famous house here. Was he a just a legendary figure, a saxon warlord?
Read MoreMapping the London Blitz
Mapping the London Blitz is a great project which has used the collated and mapped all the census material of all the bombs dropped during the Blitz 1940 – 1941. It is a fascinating resource for family historians with a connection to WWII.
Read MoreRed Cross POW Records
The Red Cross POW records are now digitized and available online to search. For many family historians these records complete the story of their ancestors who served in WWI.
Read MoreWW1 Postcards
WW1 Postcards a rich resource and a visual opportunity, find out how to discover and use the 20K plus postcards on Europeana for the period 1914-1918 and muse over how you might dig-out what ephemera you might have in your loft or research boxes that might help you and others connect and make that next step n researching your project wehther for your family history social, local or special interest project. In the first year of the 100th centenary of WW1 will there ever be such an opportunity to explore and discover what happened and better understand those momentous events?
Read MoreOperation War Diary
Operation War Diary is a crowd sourced project to classify the WWI diaries of the British Army on the Western Front. A project involving the Imperial War Museum and the National Archive.
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