Theme Major Events
The Peasants Revolt Summer 1381
The peasants revolt took place in June in 1381 but a better name for it is probably the peoples revolt. It was the beginning of the end for the feudal system and a pivotal episode in English history.
Read MoreWinston Churchill Doctor’s letter requiring alcohol for recovery
Ephemera from Winston and Queen Elizabeth’s lives as glimpses and objects for musing made us think about our own artefacts archives and objects…
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 MoreKing Cnut Canute 995-1035
Cnut was a strong and brutal ruler who managed to control England , Denmark and Norway having demolished the inheritance of Alfred the Great by removing Ethelred and Edmund but would he fair any better in ensuring a smooth succession down his family lines, another intriguing family?
Read MoreKing Henry I Son of The Conqueror
Henry I 4th Son of William the Conqueror a lucky man to inherit the crown and creates the start of the rise of the Dukes of Anjou and Acquataine and the Plantagenents…
Read MoreCodes and Deciphering that Changed the Course of History
The work of code makers and code breakers has had an enormous impact in determining the course of history.
Read MoreWWII Conscription April 1939
April 1939 the first ever conscription in peacetime in Britain
Read MoreLast Remnants of British Colonial Rule
British Colonial rule. What will the release of the ‘Migrated Archives’ available for examination at The National Archive, tell us about the final demise of the British Empire. Quiet waters or turbulent currents beneath the surface?
Read MoreGreat Royal Naval Battles from Sulys to the Falklands
Battles fought at sea have long been the defining point of many wars, from as early as 1340, to the Falkland War of thirty years ago, Britain has maintained a history of Naval supremacy
Read MoreVoyages of Discovery,Tentative Reaches into an Unknown World
The early days of exploration, those voyages of discovery. Did Magellan or one of his ships become the first to reach the Falkland Islands? We will probably never know but he certainly forged the way to the Pacific and beyond
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