Destinations UK
Every month we will feature selected destinations in detail throughout Britain. These features will build over time to provide the visitor with a wonderful gazetteer of Britain! We also include links to heritage accommodation for each destination.
The Battle of Maldon
As recalled in the 325-line Anglo-Saxon poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’, a marauding army of Vikings were confronted by a…
The Battle of Shrewsbury
Although the powerful Percy family had supported the Lancastrian King Henry IV when he took the throne from Richard II…
The Battle of Boroughbridge
The Battle of Boroughbridge was the culmination of a lengthy dispute between King Edward II and his cousin Thomas, Earl…
Tower Ravens
The ravens at His Majesty’s Palace and Fortress The Tower of London in England
Guernsey
In 1940, more than half the population of Guernsey fled to the UK ahead of the German occupation of the island…
Battle of Humbleton Hill
With the English King Henry IV otherwise occupied suppressing a revolt led by Owen Glendower in Wales, the Scots seized…
The Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel is a fantastic story of how the Jacobites joined forces with the Spanish in 1719…
The Battle of Halidon Hill
In the fragile relationship that existed between England and Scotland in the early 14th century, the young King Edward III…
