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.
Edith Cavell
During the First World War, on the morning of October 12th 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad in Brussels, Belgium…
The Hundred Years War – The Caroline Phase
Nine years after the truce between France and England was cemented by the Treaty of Brétigny, hostilities broke out when the new French King on the throne, Charles V declared war. This second phase of the Hundred Years War became known as the Caroline War…
The Chartist Movement
The Chartist movement was a mass movement driven by the working class, following the failure of the 1832 Reform Act to extend the vote. It got its name from the People’s Charter which listed the six main aims of the movement.
Churchill and the Armoured Train Incident
The armoured train incident. The capture of Winston Churchill by Boer forces on November 15th 1899 during the Second Boer War…
The Boer Ultimatum
On 11th October 1899, the Second Boer War broke out between the British Empire and the two Boer states, the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State…
Africa’s Contribution to World War One
All Gave Some, Some Gave All. World War One Military Museum and Memorials in Kenya. World history has virtually forgotten Africa ‘s contribution…
The Jarrow March
“Jarrow as a town has been murdered.” These were the words of MP Ellen Wilkinson as she addressed a crowd in Hyde Park in 1936 following the end of what became known as the Jarrow March…
Grace Darling
The daring and bravery of lighthouse keeper’s daughter Grace Darling made her a national heroine. On 7th September 1838, she and her father ventured out into a ferocious storm to rescue the survivors of the SS Forfarshire…
