The History of Britain Magazine
Welcome to the History of Britain! The home nations share a varied and shared history unlike anywhere else, so we thought it only right to create a section dedicated to our mutual heritage.
Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim
The 2017 film ‘Victoria and Abdul’ highlights the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant, Abdul Karim. This unlikely friendship and his sudden elevation to Queen’s confidant made him many enemies at court…
Robert Clive ‘Clive of India’ 1725-1774
A ruthless military leader and company administrator, Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India played a pivotal role in securing the East India Company’s power and laying the foundations for the establishment of British rule in India. However the Nabob General was far from universally liked; in fact he was despised by many and is still seen as a controversial figure today.
The Chindits: Unique Burma Jungle Force
One of the most controversial, eccentric individuals of the Second World War was Major-General Orde Wingate, leader of the Chindits during the Burma Campaign…
Did Cavalry End With World War One?
The role of mounted cavalry seems to belong to another age. It brings to mind the Charge of the Light Brigade, the subject of the famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson;
“Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.”
However the last British cavalry charge actually took place in 1942 in Burma…
The Windermere Children
Discover the true story of how in 1945, hundreds of traumatised children, liberated from German concentration camps, were taken to a tiny town in the Lake District to rebuild their lives…
The Golden Age of Caricature in Georgian England
Brutal, outrageous and often hilariously exaggerated, these caricatures offer a fascinating window into the social, political and cultural life of England during the Georgian era.
Annus Mirabilis 1759 – Britain’s Year of Victories
Annus Mirabilis, the year 1759, was a golden year of triumphs for Britain, both on land and at sea, and at home in the fields of philosophy, culture and the arts.
The Life and Spirit of Bonnie Scot Hugh Mercer
Doctor, Jacobite and Brigadier General, Hugh Mercer was a great friend of George Washington. He fought the English and Hanoverian forces at Culloden and then again during the American Revolutionary War…
