The Normans originated as early settlers of northern France. The most valued skill was knowing one’s way...
England
Æthelstan was the first ruler of the whole kingdom of England. Æthelstan was the grandson of King...
Was this an effort by Prince Charles (the future King Charles II) a last-ditch effort in exchange...
The Purge cleared the way for the execution of Charles in January 1649 and the establishment of...
The Militia of Great Britain were the principal military reserve forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain....
The fyrd consisted of a nucleus of experienced soldiers that would be supplemented by ordinary villagers and...
The Church had a close relationship with the English state throughout the Middle Ages. Introduction Medieval Religion...
Henry VIII and his heirs became equally as oppressive as the Catholic Church whose chains they threw...
Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As...
Both the Georgian and Victorian eras were marked with significant changes, both socially and politically. The Georgians...
A new theology that came to dominate British religion after the Reformation altering the relationship between the...
The growing sense of nationalism in England was one of the underlying causes of the Wyatt Rebellion....
These wars were between supporters of the king’s right to absolute authority, and supporters of the rights...
A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, there was no unitary, national legal system. Before...
The consequences of the revolt were limited. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Peasants’ Revolt, also known as...
How Magna Carta was both influenced by, and impacted upon, the institutions and customs of its day....
In terms of its staging of sovereignty, passivity distinguished the Scottish king from the English tyrant. Introduction...
Looking at crime in Elizabethan England and the brutal punishments offenders received. Thieves and Pickpockets The crowded...
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. “The democratic...
Examining the controversy between Milton and Salmasius, with a comparative analysis of the two trials (1649 and...
This kind of arrangement, know as a more danico union, a Danish-style union, was common among people...
From the charitable relief of the Poor Law to the grim conditions of the workhouse, examining attitudes...
The record is unique in European history and, packed full of statistics and snippets which reveal details...
Logic, science and critical thinking are working miracles for non-believers. It’s official: the people of Great Britain...
The Socialist League was one of several early socialist groups which arose in Great Britain during the...
Sex worker card collection, Thomas SG Farnetti / Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons In the 1980s a change...
Coming out was one of the core values of the gay liberation movement in the early 1970s,...