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Timber and the Agricultural Revolution
The social, political, industrial and agricultural unrest in the early C18th had a profound affect on the wooded landscape of Britain.
Read MoreIntriguing Arctic Sea Ice Maps
Arctic Ice Maps reveal seventy years of fascinating scientific and historical data
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 MoreOld Ships Pictures and photos
Search an intriguing collection of ships pictures, lists and names of shipping companies, so useful when it comes to material to explore and extend your own family history
Read MoreSinking of SS Princess Alice 1878
The highest ever loss of civilian life in UK territorial waters was the sinking of the SS Princess Alice in 1878. The loss of a ship seems to resonate deeply with the people of the British Isles and this disaster caused a nation to grieve
Read MoreUK’s 1st Nuclear powered Submarine Dreadnought footage1963
Why did we build the UK’s first Nuclear Submarine in Barrow and why is the answer down to our Victorian Ancestors? Share your views, information and insights or connections…
Read MoreHMS Victory – Victorious Once Again
Raising of HMS Victory, predecessor to Nelson’s flagship of the same name
Read MorePortsmouth Dockyard
The closure of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth would bring to an end over 5oo years of Royal Naval ship building history in Hampshire
Read MoreThe Scramble for New Colonies post 1870
The new colonialism post 1870 was a response to the growth of the Industrial Revolution beyond Britain and the building of the Suez Canal
Read MoreTension between East India Company & British Government 1784
Tension East India Company and British Government The East India Company Act of 1784 The British presence in India was a result of the trading opportunities grasped by the East India Company way back at the start of the C17th. The company monopolised trade, had it’s own armies and ruled and regulated itself. The 18th century saw…
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