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.
Britain’s Retreat from Kabul 1842
The inhospitable terrain, the unforgiving and unpredictable weather, fractured tribal politics, turbulent relations with the local population and armed civilians: these are just some of the issues that led to Britain’s downfall in Afghanistan. This refers not to the most recent war in Afghanistan but Britain’s humiliation in Kabul almost 200 years ago…
Rise to Power – Victorians
The Victorians and their influence – or how the Victorians put the ‘Great’ into Great Britain!
Roman Food in Britain
The innovations introduced by the Romans to Britain are countless, ranging from architecture, art and engineering to law and society. Among the sectors of British culture that were most influenced by the Romans, but rarely discussed, were agriculture and food…
Jack the Ripper
Fear and panic stalked the streets of London’s East End in 1888 as five women were brutally murdered…
Great Gorbals Whisky Flood of 1906
On 21st November 1906 an unfortunate accident resulted in a massive tidal wave of red hot whisky escaping from the Loch Katrine Adelphi Distillery in the Gorbals area of Glasgow…
The London Beer Flood of 1814
On Monday 17th October 1814, a terrible disaster claimed the lives of at least 8 people. A bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets of London…
Wilfred Owen
Tragically killed in action in France seven days prior to the Armistice in 1918, Wilfred Owen has become one of the nation’s most loved war poets…
