Penda: Middle Anglian Warlord Extraordinaire
One of the two men in the alliance that killed Edwin, king of Northumbria, was Penda, who later became king of Mercia. Who was...
Cadwallon: Leader of Gwynedd
The other man in the alliance against Edwin (besides Penda) was Cadwallon, king of Gwynedd. He is not to be confused with his predecessor,...
Archaeology: Key to Understanding Ancient Britain
Germanic invaders were commonly lumped together as Saxons in early accounts of the invasions-migrations, but the Angles and Jutes were well represented. They were,...
Third Great Voyage in History – Charles Darwin
"If a person suffer much from sea-sickness, let him weigh it heavily in the balance. I speak from experience... It is no trifling evil...
Second Great Voyage in History – Captain James Cook
"I had ambition not only to go farther than any one had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to...
Easter Traditions During the Victorian Era
Many of our current Christmas and Easter traditions originated back in the Victorian era which covered the duration of Queen Victoria’s reign over the...
Religion in European History
Following the Fall of Rome in 487 AD, the glue that held Europe together was Christianity. Technology, learning and social progress all but disappeared...
Early 19th Century Revolutionary Movements
The years after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and the reestablishment of legitimate rulers by the Congress of Vienna were marked by growing demands...
Welsh History: Modern Wales
The Language Dilemma
In 1925, to further the aims of self-government, and in an attempt to stop the decline of the language and culture, Saunders...
Welsh History: A Different Wales
After the Great War
In the spirit of patriotism engendered by the War, the movement in Ireland to agitate for Home Rule was considered treason...