Theme Major Events
Gallant Little Belgium 1914
The resistance of Belgium against German invasion 1914
Read MoreThe First British Shot of WWI
First British shot of WWI
Read MoreLife on a war ship what was it like?
Have you wondered what it would be like for a member of your family serving in the Royal Navy on active service in a war ship? Find out on HMS Belfast…
Read MoreDouglas Bader and comrade at RAF Duxford WWII
Douglas Bader based at RAF Duxford Cambridgeshire 1939-1945 and a great blog with an insight to the life and role of the men and women that were stationed throught two wars at RAF Duxford, with lovely original photographs well worth a look.
Read MoreBarnes Wallis Assistant Chief Designer Vickers Aviation
2nd lead designer at Vickers during WWII, Barnes Wallis
Read MoreBarnes Wallis 1st Job Engineer at Supermarine
Barnes Wallis on the Isle of Wight 1913
Read MoreGreat Reform Act 1832 and the riots that preceeded.
Was it really “The Great Reform Act of 1832?” How would it have impacted on your family members….
Read More1795 Sterilization process for preserving food introduced
‘An army travels on it’s stomach’, so Napoleon said and seeing so many of his troops suffering from diseases that had more to do with hunger and scurvy than with battle wounds, he determined to do something about it. The French government offered a prize of 12,000F to the person who could invent a method…
Read MoreThe Great Exhibition 1851
The Great Exhibition 1851, a showcase for all that was brilliant in Britain
Read MoreCrimea War 1854-1856
A short reflection on the Crimean War and it’s aftermath
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