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.
James Bruce
James Bruce was a Scottish writer and traveller, whose legacy remains shrouded in rumour and false accusations…
Dr Livingstone I presume?
Linguist, doctor, missionary and explorer, Dr Livingstone is a legend among travellers and adventurers…
The Female Spies of the SOE
After France signed an armistice with Germany in June 1940, Great Britain feared the shadow of Nazism would continue to fall over Europe. Dedicated to…
Mungo Park
Mungo Park was a Scottish physician and explorer, who in the 18th century travelled thousands of miles within deepest Africa, surviving native attacks, fever and imprisonment – he was even mistakenly presumed dead…
The Marvellous Life of Roald Dahl
Born in Wales in 1916, the life story of Roald Dahl reads like a film script…
The Moustache to Rule Them All
Is it more than a coincidence that the rise and fall of Empire coincides with the rise and fall in popularity of the moustache? Between 1860 and 1916, Kings Regulations decreed that every soldier in the British Army was forbidden to shave his upper lip…
