The house sat for 148 days over a period of seven years during the investigation after his...
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Seven years of fighting between Charles and Cromwell claimed the lives of thousands, and ultimately, of the...
The earliest English coronation that is recorded in detail was the crowning of the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar...
The Purge cleared the way for the execution of Charles in January 1649 and the establishment of...
Henry VIII and his heirs became equally as oppressive as the Catholic Church whose chains they threw...
The notion of the state as a commonwealth in which the ruled as well as the ruler...
Looking at at how Britain’s first lesbian magazine came about and its impact on society. Introduction In...
Plotting John’s route for all 17 years of his reign to produce digital maps of his progress...
Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As...
Elizabeth I engage in a memorable invention of herself as a legend in her own lifetime. Introduction...
Doomsday, 1433. In York, after dark. A red curtain. Painted stars. Actors in hoses, wigs, and two-faced...
From marriage and sexuality to education and rights, looking at attitudes towards gender in 19th-century Britain. Introduction...
People drank for many different reasons and these reasons ranged across social class, gender, and region. Introduction...
Exploring tea time in the portrait of John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and his Family. Because...
It was the first step of what would turn out to be a rocky and far from...
Historical material about the bodily and emotional experience of the period after birth has been relatively neglected....
These wars were between supporters of the king’s right to absolute authority, and supporters of the rights...
Little is known about their lifestyle due to the numerous conflicts and combinations of cultures that occurred...
It was built in five constructional stages spanning a period from around 3000 to 1500 BCE. Stonehenge...
During Queen Victoria’s reign Britain was the most powerful trading nation in the world. Introduction Victorian advances...
Examining the slow transition whereby reputable practitioners differentiated themselves from ‘quacks’. Abstract Trust is not automatically granted...
When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor. Introduction In...
It was the last widespread outbreak of bubonic plague in England during the 400-year Second Pandemic. Introduction...
Improved agricultural output and a political climate dedicated to ensuring cheap food led to a dramatic increase...
Examining Georgian England’s new craze for sea-bathing. The Wellcome Library has a first edition of a book...
The accession of Henry VII as the first Tudor king is generally considered the end of the...
Despite the plague’s high contagiousness and terrifying symptoms, life in Elizabethan England went on. By Lindsey Rachel...
The Wars of the Roses displayed an ever-increasing tendency to use violence to achieve political aims. Introduction...
Regicide had become a shocking but not unsuccessful political strategy. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Wars of...
While tremendously popular in Britain, George was hated by rebellious American colonists. Introduction George III (George William...