Western Europe
Paris Peace Conference 1919
Was the Paris Peace Conference and four months of wrangling amongst the Allies robbing Germany of its Empire a key document that impacts on British Appeasement Policy in 1938 1939 and was it also a major factor in the problems that led to WW2? In full knowledge of its content is Chamberlain all too aware of its implications and seeks to appease Germany’s imperialist pretensions because of it, or in spite of it. Before we judge Chamberlain should we not take a long hard look at Britain in the ‘interwar years’ and how these outcomes constrain the options available as Baldwin resigns and Chamberlain picks-up the poison chalice.
Read MoreBologna’s Map The Bononia Docet Mater Studorium
An intriguing and beautiful map of Bologna in Italy drawn in the C16th and housed in the Vatican
Read MoreEuropes Oldest University
The Medieval universities and the cities in which they sit continue to inspire and engage us. Bologna Italy, lays claim to founding Europe’s oldest university in 1088, how far reaching was this seat of learning?
Read MoreHarold I Harefoot King of England
Harold Harefoot I was the son of Cnut, his mother was Elgifu and again the succession of a strong King is poorly organised after his death…
Read MoreThe Golden Hind
The Golden Hind will be part of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee flotilla down the Thames, what impact did Drakes voyage have on the nation just over 430 years ago?
Read MoreHome Guard WWII
Many people in your family history will have served in the services in the last two World Wars but how many others did their bit in the Home Guard and how do we go about tracking them down. Use local museums and archives as a starting point to finding out about those one million volunteers.
Read MoreHerbert George Blondie Hasler 1914-1987 DSO OBE
Blondie Hasler credited with set-up of what became the SBS on the authority of Lord Louis Mountbatten.
Read MoreFirst Lyons tea shop opens 1894
Lyons Tea Shops
Read MoreDoppler Effect Discovered 1842
In 1842, Austrian Christian Doppler reveals his discovery that the frequency of waves emitted by a moving source changes when the source moves relative to the observer. This called the Doppler Effect.
Read MoreKing of the Anglo Saxons c860 AD
The first ‘King of England’ emerges out of the Dark Ages
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