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.
Battle of Brunanburh 937AD
When you think of pivotal battles that shaped the course of British history, what first comes to mind? The Battle of Hastings? The Battle of Bosworth Field? Waterloo? Curiously, it was The Battle of Brunanburh that defined the countries that we now know as England, Scotland and…
The History of the Coronation
On 6th May 2023 King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned in Westminster Abbey. The traditions of the ceremony date back over 1,000 years and include a sacred Scottish stone stolen by the English King Edward I in 1296…
The Coronation Ceremony 2023
On 6th May 2023 the nation will witness its first coronation in 70 years, as King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in Westminster…
The Coronation of King Charles III
The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6th 2023. Her Majesty Queen Camilla will be crowned alongside her husband in an…
The British Empire’s Role In Ending Slavery Worldwide
We hear much of the UK’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, but little or no mention is made of the pivotal role Britain also played in its suppression worldwide…
Wrens, Wargames and the Battle of the Atlantic
How Captain Gilbert Roberts R. N. and his small group of young Wrens used war games to develop tactics to outsmart German U-boats and so win the Battle of the Atlantic…
Richard Arkwright
The archetypal “self-made man” of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright is known as the father of the factory…
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…
