History Magazine
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…
What did Catherine Howard Look Like?
Henry VIII is famous for his six wives. But do we know what they looked like? The actual likeness of Catherine Howard, wife number 5, is elusive…
