Witches, Monsters & Fairies in British Folklore - Historic UK
WEBA collection of articles related to witches, fairies and monsters in british folklore. Here you will find grouped together articles and features about witches, fairies and monsters in British folklore. Perhaps the most notorious witch trial of the 16th Century. In the year 1612 at Lancaster gaol, ten people were hanged for the crime of witchcraft.
Timeline of the British Empire - Historic UK
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · 1664 – The English gained control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, renaming the settlement New York. 1666 – The Bahamas were successfully colonised. 1668 – English East India Company takes over Bombay. 1690 – Job Charnock formally founded Calcutta on behalf of the East India Company.
The Birth of the NHS - Historic UK
WEBOn the 5th July 1948 an historic moment occurred in British history, a culmination of a bold and pioneering plan to make healthcare no longer exclusive to those who could afford it but to make it accessible to everyone. The NHS was born. The National Health Service, abbreviated to NHS, was launched by the then Minister of Health in Attlee’s ...
The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of the Dark Ages - Historic UK
WEBThe six and a half centuries between the end of Roman rule around 410 and the Norman Conquest of 1066, represent the most important period in English history. For it was during these years that a new ‘English’ identity was born, with the country united under one king, with people sharing a common language and all governed by the laws of the land.
Victorian Fashion and Clothing - Historic UK
WEBThis section covers British fashion from the Victorians, Edwardians, Roaring Twenties, World War II, all the way up to the Swinging Sixties! This restrictive and demure line is typical of the early Victorian period 1837 – 50. The lady wears a dress with a long, tight, pointed bodice and full skirt supported on many petticoats.
Timeline of the Industrial Revolution - Historic UK
WEB1811- The first large-scale Luddite riot took place in Arnold, Nottingham resulting in the destruction of machinery. 1812- In response to the riots, Parliament passed a law making the destruction of industrial machines punishable by death. 1813- In a one day trial, fourteen Luddites were hanged in Manchester.
William Wallace and Robert The Bruce - Historic UK
WEBThere are two men whose names were a clarion call to all Scots. Robert the Bruce, who took up arms against both Edward I and Edward II of England and who united the Highlands and the Lowlands in a fierce battle for liberty: and a humble Lowland knight, Sir William Wallace. Sir William Wallace 1272 – 1305. Wallace killed the English Sheriff of ...
Who was King Arthur and where was Camelot? - Historic UK
WEBCaerleon, South Wales. Both Geoffrey of Monmouth and Chrétien de Troyes place Camelot, Arthur’s chief court and fortress, in Caerleon, South Wales, one of three Roman legionary forts in Britain. Although the name ‘Caerleon’ sounds typically Celtic, it is actually a corruption of the Latin words castrum (fortress) and legio (legion).
The Pilgrimage of Grace - Historic UK
WEBThe Pilgrimage of Grace. You may not have heard of it, but The Pilgrimage of Grace was the single largest rebellion in Tudor history and took place in the North of England between October 1536 and January 1537. The common folk were demonstrating primarily against the dissolution of the monasteries and the Reformation, brought about because of ...
Lady Margaret Beaufort - Historic UK
WEBLady Margaret Beaufort. Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses. She was the mother of Henry VII and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty…. Often referred to as the matriarch of the Tudors, Margaret Beaufort was a powerful member of the royal household and an influential figure in the greater ...