Henry VIII's Deteriorating Health 1509-1547 - Historic UK
Aug 20, 2018 · Healthy, attractive and with great sporting aptitude? These adjectives are not usually associated with King Henry VIII.Of course, he is well known for his six marriages, beheading two wives, his obsession with a male heir and the break away from Rome.On a more personal side, he is also known for his growing waist line, extravagant feasts and poor health; however, this does not give a full ...
Hysterical Victorian Women - Historic UK
Mad women have been a subject of scientific curiosity for centuries. But the legitimacy of the diagnoses of Victorian women, in particular, received from the most celebrated psychiatric minds of the time is certainly questionable by today’s standards.
The Oldest Pubs and Inns in England - Historic UK
“There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as a good tavern or inn.” So wrote...
Boudica and The Slaughter at Camulodunum - Historic UK
Camulodunum (Colchester) was the capital of Roman Britain, and the site of the first battle of the Iceni rebellion, led by Boudica. What happened at Camulodunum deserves special mention as it was not simply a battle, but a systematic slaughter of every Roman who lived there...
Historic Allies and Enemies of Great Britain
The second map shows the historical enemies of Great Britain, again with France taking the top spot with a total of 20 conflicts. Please note that we have excluded World War 2 from Austria’s total due to the fact that it had already been incorporated into the Third Reich in 1938.
The Great Depression in Britain - Historic UK
Meanwhile, in Europe the banks began to collapse under the economic strain, leading to further British losses. For British politicians, spending cuts seemed like the natural solution and in July 1931 the May Committee, upon reporting a deficit amounting to around £120 million, made the suggestion of a twenty percent decrease in unemployment benefit.
The Abolition of Slavery In Britain - Historic UK
On 28th August 1833 a very important act received its Royal Assent. The Slavery Abolition Law would finally be enacted, after years of campaigning, suffering and injustice.
Childhood in the 1920s and 1930s - Historic UK
Mar 2, 2020 · The 1920s or the Roaring Twenties was the decade of boom and bust, of flappers and playboys, jazz and the Charleston, Bertie Wooster and the Great Gatsby, the General Strike and Wall Street Crash.
The history of afternoon tea - a great British tradition
Afternoon tea, that most quintessential of English customs is, perhaps surprisingly, a relatively new tradition. Whilst the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China and was popularised in England during the 1660s by King Charles II and his wife the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza, it was not until the mid 19th century that the concept of …
The Tragic Demise of Edward II - Historic UK
Today it is common knowledge that Edward II enjoyed the company of both men and women, not that it mattered much in the fourteenth century; God’s anointed were free to make love to whomever they wished, even though (somewhat confusingly) homosexuality was still condemned by the Catholic church.