The Statute of Westminster (1931): Canada’s “Declaration of Independence”
It is very fitting, yet also odd, that our neighbo(u)r to the north has its own independence day in the same week as our...
The War Fought Over “A Scrap of Paper:” England And The Outbreak Of WWI
On August 3, 1914, the British Foreign Secretary's, Sir Edward Grey, worst fears became realized. In less than a week, the carefully constructed old...
Lloyd George’s “People’s Budget,” and the Parliamentary Act of 1911, Part 2
As a result, Parliament was dissolved and the General Election was set for January 1910. The Liberals, before the crisis somewhat divided, went to...
Lloyd George’s “People’s Budget,” and the Parliamentary Act of 1911, Part 1
In December 1905, James Balfour, the Conservative prime minister (PM), suddenly resigned. (1) King Edward VII called upon Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Leader of...
The Boer War (1899-1902): Britain’s Wakeup Call
In 1886, gold was discovered in the Transvaal region of South Africa, an area then populated mostly by Afrikaans speaking Boers, descendents of the...
The Easter Rising: Irish Republican Uprising of 1916
The 1916 Easter Rising paved the way for the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922.
The causes and consequences of the 1916 Easter...
General Cornwallis
General Cornwallis remains one of Britian's most debated military commanders.
Lord General Charles Cornwallis was born on New Year’s Eve 1738, the eldest son to...
Big Ben: The fascinating story of the creation one of Britain’s most enduring symbols
On the night of October 16, 1834 a fire tore through the Palace of Westminster destroying the houses of Parliament. Ten years later,...
Augustine of Kent
Augustine of Kent or Canterbury brought a lasting Christianity to the island of Britain.
No one is exactly sure when or how Christianity first came...
The Gunpowder Plot
In 1604 a group of conspirators tried to assassinate the King by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
When Elizabeth I of England died...