History Magazine
Whiskyopolis
Campbeltown, a small town on the Mull of Kintyre peninsula, was once one of the richest towns per capita in all of Scotland and an important centre of industry. And that industry was whisky…
Did King Arthur Exist?
Did the legendary King Arthur exist? Is there any documentary evidence to support the story of Arthur and his Camelot?
The Cotton Industry
By 1825, cotton was Britain’s biggest import. It became the centrepiece of the developing industrial revolution which impacted the country socially, economically and culturally for generations…
The 19th century Garotting Panic
During the Garotting Panic of 1862, sensational newspaper reports led the public to believe would-be attackers lurked around every corner. The satirical magazine Punch produced cartoons showing wittily ingenious ways in which people might tackle this “crisis”…
The Devils Porridge
During World War One, Gretna was the site of the Britain’s largest cordite factory. Women workers came from all over the UK to help make “Devil’s Porridge”, a mixture of gun cotton and nitro-glycerine that was used to produce cordite as a shell propellant. This hazardous work even turned their skin yellow…