Freemasonry in England: A Short History
A succinct insight into the history of Freemasonry in England; from its origins in the Middle Ages to present day principles.
Though the exact time...
Food and Diet for the Rich and Poor in Tudor Times
A look at what people ate in the sixteenth century and the differences in diet between the rich and the poor.
The Tudor Age (1485-1603)...
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...
A Crusade For Peace: George Lansbury’s Worldwide Trip for Peace, 1936-37
George Lansbury was perhaps the greatest idealist of his generation. He was an absolute pacifist who believed sincerely that war was the greatest evil...
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 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...
“What About the Rentiers?”: The Formation of the National Government (1931), Part 2
Many had expected that a Conservative-Liberal Coalition would become the next Government, a thought that MacDonald shared. (1) However, this was not the case....
“A Party For Ordinary Blokes:” The Birth of Britain’s Labour Party, 1900-1924
One of the greatest political events of 20th-century British history was the twin rise to prominence of the Labour Party and the sudden demise...
The Religious Landscape of the Druids
Iron Age religious rituals impacted little on the landscape. But archaeology offers tantalising clues to the spiritual beliefs and practices of the Druids.
Historical Views...
Coal Mining Ancestors – How They Lived and Worked
In the UK in the 19th and early 20th centuries the main industry was coal mining, but how did miners live by the time...