# British History
Unexpected and Surprising Facts About England’s Iconic Queens
In 2018, a Moroccan newspaper made an assertion that created quite a stir: that it had traced the lineage of Queen Elizabeth II all the way back to the Prophet Muhammad. In…
Crime Waves and Savage Fads From History That Were Just Unnatural
Crime waves, like actual waves in the ocean, come and go. Some crime waves grow from serious and predictable factors,…
Queen Victoria’s Chimney Stalker and Other Creepy Moments From History
One of the more unfortunate aspects of history – and of life in general, for that matter – is that…
20 Historical Events Seldom Taught in School
From the twelve year old American child soldier who became a war hero, to the crazy pilot who flew around…
This Housewife Became World War II’s Highly Decorated Spy
In 1942, Odette Sansom, a housewife and mother of three from Somerset, heard a broadcast from the Admiralty appealing for…
85 Year Old Prime Minister Wheelbarrowed a Donation of 32,000 Books between his Home and the Library in this Touching Story
William Ewert Gladstone (1809 - 1898) was nothing if not industrious. Born in Liverpool, he enjoyed a long and distinguished…
V-1s: The Flying Bombs That Terrorized Britain
The Third Reich's scientists had an alarming tendency to think outside the box and come up with lethal technological innovations.…
10 People Who Laughed Themselves to Death
Of the many ways to shuffle off the mortal coil, death from laughter is probably among the better way to…
12 British Civil Wars Your History Books Kept Quiet
British history is often presented as one of unbroken stability and continuity. This the land that never had a revolution,…
Australia Day Secrets: 12 Incredible Things You Never Knew About The First Fleet
“It is impossible to conceive a Country that promises fairer from its Situation than this of TERRA AUSTRALIS, no longer…