They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
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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,...
London was already a major beer producer in the sixteenth century. London was already a major beer...
John Medewall, bearing a very English-sounding name, describes himself as a foreigner, and as such at a...
Combating malaria through travel, diet, natural remedies, and architecture in early modern England. From standing PoolesFrom boggs;...
A new realization of the value of their labor and an unwillingness to be exploited lay behind...
From the suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh to the Communist MP Shapurji Saklatvala: explore the lives of notable...
Exploring the role of Magna Carta in the politics and popular culture of modern America. From The Simpsons...
The Magna Carta (originally known as the Charter of Liberties) of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment...
Many common remedies, as well as the more exotic experimental drugs, were taken throughout the 19th century,...
After the Caribbean was first colonised by Spain in the 15th century, a system of sugar planting...
The contributions and influence of South Asian artists, poets, intellectuals and sportspeople within British arts, sciences, law, and...
On August 1, 1714, Queen Anne died, and the orderly succession of Hanover’s Elector Georg Ludwig proclaimed him...
In the event of a nuclear attack on the UK, would the NHS cope or would it...
A combination of poverty and “plague orders” in 1665 trapped many in situations that meant almost certain...
Frontispiece, most likely by Robert Cruikshank, to The Life and Prophecies of Mother Shipton (1823) / Internet Archive Said...
From the largest volunteer army to the secret agent Noor Inayat Khan, examining the contributions made by...