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.
The Hanging of the Hartlepool Monkey
During the Napoleonic Wars legend has it that the people of Hartlepool hanged a shipwrecked monkey as a French spy…
C.B. Fry
Is it a train…Is it a plane…or is it C.B. Fry? The amazing sporting career and life of C.B. Fry.
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries took place between 1536 and 1540 and involved the sale or suppression of monasteries, abbeys and religious houses by Henry VIII
Scandal of the Silk Purses and the Hundred Years War
Did two silk purses cause the Hundred Years War between France and England?
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?
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…
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…
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…
