History Magazine
The Working Horses of London
Wander the crowded, busy streets of London and surprisingly, you’re never far away from a horse, whether it’s Boudica in her chariot on the Embankment or the Household Cavalry at the State Opening of Parliament…
Robert Catesby
The mastermind behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot was not Guy Fawkes, but Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was just the fall guy (pun intended)…
The Founding of New York
Previously known as New Amsterdam and formerly in the hands of the Dutch, in 1664 the settlement, now known as New York, found itself under British rule. How this came about can be traced back to a tiny island called Run, in modern-day Malaysia…
Adela Pankhurst
Adela Pankhurst: how a British suffragette became a pioneering Australian Fascist.
Rhodri The Great
The legacy of Rhodri ap Merfyn, commonly known as Rhodri the Great (Rhodri Mawr in Welsh) reaches far beyond his lifetime. The ruler of Gwynedd, Rhodri was one of the earliest Welsh leaders to unite the fragmented Welsh kingdoms under a single king. He was also a fierce warrior, leading his people against Viking invasion.