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.
The Bridgewater Canal
Arguably the first truly man made canal and the first canal in Britain which did not follow the path of an existing river or tributary…
The Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal linking the ports of Liverpool and Manchester
Prehistoric Britain
A short history of prehistoric Britain including the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages.
The East India Company and its role in ruling India
Based on the site where the Lloyd’s building is today, East India House was the headquarters of the largest and most powerful company that the world has ever seen; The East India Company.
The Great Exhibition 1851
It is Queen Victoria’s husband Albert who is normally credited with being the driving force behind the Great Exhibition of 1851, but it appears that just as much praise for organising this remarkable event should also be bestowed upon one Henry Cole…
The Lancashire Cotton Famine
The story of how the American Civil War almost brought the British cotton industry to its knees…
Cleopatra’s Needle
Have you ever wondered why Cleopatra’s Needle is on the Embankment in London, and how it got there? Six men died bringing the Needle to England – and it wasn’t even Cleopatra’s anyway…
World War 1 Timeline – 1916
Important events of 1916 during the third year of the First World War, including Field Marshal Lord Kitchener asking for US military participation.
