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.
Land Girls and Lumber Jills
In 1939, it was not only men who answered the call to serve their nation and preserve freedom. Women were also called, and answered they did…
The Great British Seaside Holiday
The great British seaside holiday came into its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, now affordable to many through paid annual leave (thanks to the Holiday Pay Act 1938)…
RMS Lusitania
On the morning of May 1st 1915 the Lusitania left New York behind. Bound for Liverpool. Six days later 1,195 of those on board were dead and…
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…
