The History of Britain Magazine
Welcome to the History of Britain! The home nations share a varied and shared history unlike anywhere else, so we thought it only right to create a section dedicated to our mutual heritage.
The London Blitz Through the Eyes of a Young Boy
Dr Charles Berkoff grew up in the East End of London during World War Two and shares with us some of his boyhood memories. “My immediate concern was that if the war lasted more than a week or two, it might interfere with my plans for my seventh birthday…”
The General Strike 1926
On 3rd May 1926, Britain’s miners walked out and in a move of solidarity, workers from other industries joined them. This was the first ever general strike in Britain. By 4th May, the number of strikers had reached 1.5 million…
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Campaign Against Smallpox
Aristocrat and lady of letters, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is most famous for her pioneering work, introducing smallpox inoculation into England…
Anglo-Nazi Pact in the 1930’s?
Was an Anglo-Nazi Pact in the 1930’s ever on the cards? The governments of Britain and Nazi Germany were certainly on very friendly terms, with the British following a policy of appeasement…
Historic July
View our list of historic events that occurred in July, including a busy day for King Henry VIII as he has Thomas Cromwell beheaded and then goes on to marry Catherine Howard…
VE Day
VE Day. On May 8th 1945, the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler’s Reich, formally recognising the end of the Second World War in Europe….
Evacuation of Dunkirk
‘Retreat to Victory’. The evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, between May 26th and June 4th 1940…
Nurses at War: At and After Dunkirk
The story of the brave men rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in May and June 1940 is well known, but less often told is the story of the nurses on the hospital ships that brought thousands of wounded servicemen back to the safety of England…
