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.
World War 1 Timeline – 1914
Important events of 1914 during the first year of the First World War, the Great War.
The Pathfinders Bomber Command’s Elite Squadrons
The Pathfinders, Bomber Command’s Elite Squadrons and the vital role 8 Group Pathfinder Force (PFF) played in the Second World War.
The UK & Great Britain – What’s the Difference?
A commonly mistake to make, but one that can easily upset the locals! Read about the differences between Britain, the…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, so we’ve decided take a look at what this milestone means…
Flora Sandes
Flora Sandes was an extraordinary woman. She was the only British woman to fight on the front line in World War One…
The 1920s in Britain
The 1920s or the Roaring Twenties was the decade of boom and bust, of flappers and playboys, jazz and the Charleston, Bertie Wooster and the Great Gatsby, the General Strike and Wall Street Crash.
The British Tommy, Tommy Atkins
The British ‘Tommy’ is a term used and recognised all around the world. But who was the original ‘Tommy Atkins’…
World War One – The Western Front
The Western Front during World War One. This was trench warfare at its most grim; death, misery, deadlock…
