History Magazine
Naval Wives: The Hidden Strength of the Royal Navy
The important role of women on board ship during the Royal Navy’s heyday in the 1700s and 1800s has often been overlooked. As well as maintaining morale and caring for the men, many of these wives and girlfriends also worked as nurses and during battle, sometimes even as powder monkeys…
The Cobra Effect – When Incentives Go Wrong
The Cobra Effect is a term which describes the unintended results when an incentive scheme goes wrong. The term originates from an anecdote dating from the days of the British Raj. when a bounty was offered for dead cobras in an attempt to reduce the cobra population…
Kings of Northumbria
Monarchs of Northumbria. Discover the story of the kings of Northumbria from Oswiu ( c. 654 – c. 670 AD ) to Ælla ( c. 862 – c. 867) who, according to the Norse sagas, captured the legendary Swedish-Danish Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok (Lothbrok) and put him to death in a pit of snakes…
