History Magazine
Richard Arkwright
The archetypal “self-made man” of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright is known as the father of the factory…
Great Wolf Slayers of England
How was it that England, in medieval times, formed the very epicentre of Europe’s wool trade? The British climate was perfect for keeping sheep, however one small issue stopped the English countryside from being the ‘perfect natural sheep farm’: wolves! They would have to go…
Etheldreda – Anglo-Saxon Queen and Saint
In 2023 Ely Cathedral will be celebrating the 1,350th anniversary of the founding of the first religious foundation on the site, in 673, by the Saxon Queen and Saint Etheldreda. Her shrine at Ely was a popular pilgrimage site until the Reformation…
The West Africa Squadron
Between 1807 and 1860, the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron attacked and seized approximately 1,600 ships involved in the international slave trade, and freed around 150,000 Africans…
Katherine of Aragon: England’s First Feminist Queen?
Henry VIII’s first wife Katherine of Aragon is often portrayed as the dull, deeply religious wife compared to the ambitious, clever, forward-thinking seductress, Anne Boleyn. It is overlooked that Katherine was a life-long champion of education – specifically, women’s education…