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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!

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The History of Hogmanay

Only one nation in the world can celebrate the New Year or Hogmanay with such revelry and passion – the Scots! But what are the actual origins of Hogmanay, and why should a tall dark stranger be a welcome visitor after midnight?

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St Dwynwen’s Day

25th January is St Dwynwen’s Day. St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, which makes her the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine …

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Historic January

View our list of historic events that occurred in January.

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Historic Birthdates in January

Famous people born throughout history in January

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The Folklore Year – January

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

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Wassailing

Wassailing and Twelfth Night celebrations, house to house wassailing and apple tree wassailing…

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Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns

Robert Burns is the best loved Scottish poet, admired not only for his verse and great love-songs, but also for his character, his high spirits, ‘kirk-defying’, hard drinking and womanising!

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Siege of Sidney Street

Read about the Houndsditch murders of 1910 and the subsequent Siege of Sidney Street of 1911 which left three police officers dead and three more seriously injured.

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The Thames Frost Fairs

Between 1607 and 1814, there were a total of seven major frost fairs held on the frozen River Thames in the heart of London. These fairs hosted bull-baiting, pop-up pubs, and even saw a king or two taking part in the festivities!

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Greyfriars Bobby

John Gray joined the Edinburgh Police Force as a night watchman in 1850. To keep him company through the winter nights John took a partner, a diminutive Skye Terrier, called Bobby. Together they became a familiar sight on the cobbled streets of the city.

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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.