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.
Historic Birthdates in December
Famous people born throughout history in December, including John, King of England, brother of Richard the Lion Heart, and…
Historic Birthdates in September
Famous people born throughout history in September, including Lord Raglan, general who issued the ambiguous order that led to the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, and…
Roman Currency in Britain
The Romans were famous for introducing a uniform currency throughout their empire, meaning that coins that were accepted at Hadrian’s Wall would also have been accepted in Rome, Carthage and Athens!
Polish Pilots and the Battle of Britain
June 1940 – the darkest hour. France has fallen. Amongst the Polish military personnel who escape to Britain are around 8,500 pilots whose bravery and derring-do would help to turn the tide of war…
Lloyd George
Some have called him ‘the most famous Welshman ever born in Manchester’, however it was David Lloyd George’s Welshness that so steered his career and established him as one of the most influential British politicians of the modern era …
The Art of Bodysnatching
Delays, delivery mix-ups and leaking packages were just few of the problems that bodysnatchers or resurrectionists were faced with…
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley’s early life appears to have been a mix of poverty, adventure and make-believe. Stanley was actually born John Rowlands in the Welsh county town of Denbigh in 1841. His teenage mother Elisabeth Parry registered the birth …
Admiral Lord Collingwood
Admiral Lord Collingwood, naval commander who took control of the British fleet after Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar. This great figure of British naval history was a close friend of Nelson…
