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The History Magazine

Welcome to the Historic UK History Magazine, featuring hundreds of articles, videos and interactive maps to explore. We also add a wealth of new content every month so be sure to bookmark this page!

Contents

St Swithun’s Day

15 July is St Swithun’s Day, and it is said that if it rains on St Swithin’s Day it will…

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Lady Jane Grey

Poor young Lady Jane Grey is famous for having the shortest reign in England’s history… just nine days.

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Historic July

View our list of historic events that occurred in July.

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Historic Birthdates in July

Famous people born throughout history in July

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The Folklore Year – July

The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in July

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Great Fire of London 1212

Mention ‘The Great Fire of London’ and most people think of the 1666 disaster. However more people were killed in the Great Fire of 1212…

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The History of Patagonia

Read about the Welsh settlers and community in Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina.

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The Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada set sail from Spain in July 1588, with the mission of overthrowing the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and restoring Catholic rule over England…

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The Birth of the NHS

On the 5th July 1948 an historic moment occurred in British history, a culmination of a bold and pioneering plan to make healthcare no longer exclusive to those who could afford it but to make it accessible to everyone: the NHS was born.

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The Gibraltar Evacuees

In 1940, during the darkest days of World War Two, the evacuation of women, children, the elderly and infirm was ordered from Gibraltar, in order to fortify the Rock….

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Every month we present new feature articles relating to the history of this green and pleasant land. If you have any suggestions for upcoming articles please feel free to contact us.