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Britain and the Slave Trade
Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain was a key player in the transportation of millions of enslaved Africans to the colonies. Their labour in often brutal conditions was a vital co…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
The Winter of Discontent
In the bitter winter of 1978-1979 petrol ran short, panic buying was rife, rubbish piled up in the streets and bodies went unburied as a wave of industrial action swept the UK; but what lessons might…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
William Wallace
William Wallace is a legendary figure in Scottish history as one of the leaders of the First War of Scottish Independence. He led the Scots to a famous victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge before…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
James Holland on The Sherwood Rangers: Legendary Tank Regiment
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry was one of the best tank regiments of the Second World War and was at the speartip of the British Army from the North Africa campaign to Northern Europe right up to the fall…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Æthelred the Unready
His 38 years as king make him one of the longest-ruling monarchs in English history, and yet he is remembered as unsuccessful, naive and overly harsh on his opponents. In this episode from our siblin…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Bond, The Secret Service & Exporting Britain's Influence
James Bond is a character that has come to define a certain kind of Britishness but what, if any, role does 007 play in the real world of intelligence? Professor Christopher Andrew, the official hist…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
James Bond
James Bond is one of the most successful films and book franchises of all time and with the arrival of a new addition to the canon it seemed the perfect time to explore the history of this iconic cha…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Last Witches of England
In 1682 three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, from the town of Bideford were tried and hanged as witches. They were convicted on flimsy evidence, including an incident wh…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Sir Ranulph Fiennes on Shackleton
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is possibly the most famous living explorer but he believes that the greatest ever polar explorer is Sir Ernest Shackleton. Although Shackleton's expeditions largely ended in fail…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Duke of Windsor: The Nazi King?
When Edward VIII abdicated the throne in December 1936 his desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson was cited as the main cause but did his sympathy with Nazi Germany also play its part? …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago