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.
King William IV
King William IV was the third son of George III and Queen Charlotte. Nicknamed ‘The Sailor King’, he did not succeed to the throne until he was 64 years of age…
King George II
The second Hanoverian monarch, King George II ascended the British throne on his detested father’s death on 11th June 1727. His reign saw wars at home (Jacobite Rebellion of 1745) and abroad…
The ‘Scarce Heard’: The Deaf Experience of War
The V sign was seen right across Europe during World War Two. On the radio the BBC’s V For Victory campaign used the opening four notes of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, since known as the Victory Symphony, composed between 1804 and 1808 – by which time Beethoven himself was deaf…
The Match Girls Strike
In July 1888, the girls employed at a match factory in the East End of London came out on strike against long hours, low pay and hazardous working conditions which left many girls disfigured…
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh passed away on 9th April 2021 at the age of 99. He was the longest-serving royal consort in British history…
British Intelligence in the Great War
Before The First World War, British Intelligence was seen to be rather cloak and dagger and was incredibly limited in terms of size and ability. Intelligence however, was successfully utilised throughout the Great War and had a definitive impact on its outcome…
King George III
King George III is perhaps remembered mainly as “the mad King who lost America”, but during his reign much was achieved…
King George I
The first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, George was the first English monarch whose claim to the throne depended upon an act of Parliament…
King Edward VIII
King Edward VIII was the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson…
Burrator Reservoir and the link to the Dambusters
Using some of the latest technology, Prof. Bob Stone of the University of Birmingham and his team have surveyed an anti-torpedo net at the bottom of a reservoir in the SW of England which may shed light on the origins of Operation Chastise, the famous Dambuster Raid of World War Two…