# English Civil War
Colonial America Was a Wild and Difficult Place to Be
Just about everybody has heard of the Boston Tea Party. However, Beantown was not the only colonial city that held a popular protest against British tea in the years leading up to…
The Longest and Worst Sieges in history
Merriam Webster’s Dictionary online defines the military tactic of a siege as, "a military blockade of a city or fortified…
The Bat Bomb Invention and Other Odd Facts from History and War
History sometimes comes across as dull - a dreary collection of dusty facts and dates that cause students’ eyes to…
Fascinating and Lesser Known People Who Changed American History
American history is littered with names of great people. But what about the lesser-known people who shaped American history? Monticello,…
These Times History Took a Turn for the Batty
Did you know about the time Thomas Edison went on an electrocution jag, publicly frying dozens of animals to death…
20 Facts that History Class Didn’t Cover
Did you know that the guillotine was still being used in France to behead people even as Star Wars was…
20 Facts About the Tragic Life of Charles I
England has had some truly woeful monarchs over the years. Ethelred the Unready somehow didn’t realise that paying the Vikings…
The Macabre Career of Witch Finder General Belonged to this Scheming Man in the 17th Century
The seventeenth century marked a sharp rise in anxiety about witchcraft in the British Isles. The country acquired a witch…
Lady Mary Bankes and the Siege of Corfe Castle
In August 1642, the first phase of the English Civil War broke out. The conflict was the result of years…
12 Best-Preserved British Castles, and the Fascinating Stories Behind Them
Who doesn’t love a good castle? Behemoths of the architectural world, undertaken on a scale unseen in modern times, nothing…