History Magazine
Titus Oates and the Popish Plot
The Popish Plot of 1678, by which Roman Catholics were supposed to be planning to kill King Charles II and seize power, was an invention by the priest Titus Oates. It caused a reign of terror in London and lead to the loss of life of many innocent Jesuits…
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…
Thomas Cook
2021 marks the 180th anniversary of Thomas Cook’s first step towards building the package holiday phenomenon. Through Thomas Cook’s belief in temperance and education he grew a travel company so all classes could enjoy the luxury of a holiday…
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…
