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.
Queen Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV
Queen Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV, the only British Queen to be tried for adultery…
Timeline of the Anglo-Zulu War
Famous for the bloody battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 saw over 15,000 British troops invade the independent nation of Zululand in present-day South Africa.
Dying for a Humbug, the Bradford Sweets Poisoning 1858
The 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning involved the accidental arsenic poisoning by humbug of more than 200 people in Bradford…
The Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS)
The Government Pipelines and Storage System (GPSS): the top secret network that powered the machines of war…
Timeline of Events AD 700 – 2012
Historic UK’s Timeline of Historical Events that took place between A.D. 700 and 2012, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
World War 2 Timeline – 1940
Important events of 1940, including the beginning of the London Blitz and the Battle of Britain.
