The History of England Magazine
Every month we present new feature articles relating to the history of this green and pleasant land. From ancient battlefields to famous people, hangings to national celebrations, we’ve got something to interest everyone.
You may also be interested in our History of Britain section covering the period from the Act of Union during Queen Anne‘s reign to the modern day.
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Richard Lionheart
Outside the Houses of Parliament there stands a statue of Richard I seated on his horse as testimony that he was one of England’s bravest and greatest kings …or was he?
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Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I gave her name to a golden age of poets, statesmen and adventurers. Known as the Virgin Queen, or Gloriana, her union with her people became a substitute for the marriage she never made…
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, explorer, pirate, privateer – famous for ‘singeing the King of Spain’s beard’ in his ship the Golden Hind…
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Priest Holes
In the late 1500s and early 1600s, Jesuit priests were hidden in specially constructed priest holes in Catholic houses to avoid being captured, tortured and put to death…
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Cartimandua (Cartismandua)
Cartimandua (Cartismandua) was Queen of the Brigantes in the 1st century AD. Pro-Rome, she betrayed the Celtic leader Caratacus to the Romans in 51AD…
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Kings and Queens of Wessex
Wessex, also known as the Kingdom of the West Saxons, was a large and extremely influential Anglo-Saxon kingdom from 519 to 927AD. In this article, we take a look at the Kings and Queens that ruled over the kingdom for almost half a millennium.
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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians
The story of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians and one of the most powerful women to have lived during the Dark Ages. We also look at the role she played in uniting England.