UK/Irish History

Sometime before the start of the first millennium AD, the Celtic people of Western Europe took to boats and settled the two islands later known as Britain and Ireland. Since that time, the history of these two islands has been interconnected. The Irish invaded and created Scotland. The Norman British later returned the favour and launched an invasion that started centuries of fighting that lead to the political division of Ireland today.

Amidst this constant fighting, the two island have produced many of history’s biggest names: King Arthur, St. Patrick, Henry VIII, Shakespeare, Thomas Moore, Duke Wellington, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, and so many more.

The Macabre Execution of the Duke of Monmouth

Paula McLeod - July 3, 2017

UK/Irish History

Food and Diet for the Rich and Poor in Tudor Times

WH - November 23, 2017

“What About the Rentiers?”: The Formation of the National Government (1931), Part 2

UK/Irish History Kathy Warnes - October 20, 2018

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....

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