TIMELINE
Reconnecting with Burma
Our strong historical connections with Burma are remembered today as the British prime minister David Cameron visits Burma. The names of Rangoon and Mandalay form strong visions in the minds of many as we reconnect with this beautiful and strategically important country
Read MoreSir Robert Walpole Born 1676 Houghton Norfolk
Robert Walpole 2nd son abandoned career in clergya s result of elder brother’s death and inherited father’s estate…
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
Read MoreRefugee Children 1937 fleeing Spain for Britain
Spanish children were brought to Britain as refugees fleeing from the German bombing of their towns and cities. A reluctant British government took them in but it was left to volunteer organisations to fend for them. Returning to their own country and ‘welcomed’ back by Franco as traitors….
Read MoreOil Production and Supply an Intriguing History
When was it that oil was thought to have a large scale economic value and how is this linked to the near extinction of the sperm whale?
Read MoreQueen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
With Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee year underway, how did the Empire celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?
Read MoreBritish History Timeline by BBC
BBC British History Timeline, an overview and starting point, see screencast YouTube Video and links as a baseline example for Historic timelines…
Read MoreFitzroy The Master Meteorologist
Robert Fitzroy, not a name that springs readily to mind, unless you listen to the shipping forecast of course. What role did this C19th sailor play in the foundation of a national meteorological office?
Read MoreGutenberg Project Free Ebook Resources
Gutenberg Project 38,000 Free Ebooks for all, legitimate and great research resources non-fiction as well as fiction. Over 100,000 books with partners and affiliates, it is a great resource for historians. Thanks to it’s late founder Michael S Stearn…
Read MoreLeadenhall Market an historic marketplace dating back to the 1st century
Leadenhall a place of gathering and social connection since the first century…still going today with the distinctive wrought ironwork and glass building designed by Sir Horace Jones…
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