History of Christmas Carols - Historic UK
2024年12月13日 · Today we associate carols with the school nativity play or in church: shopping malls echo to the sound of Christmas songs rather than traditional carols. Often thought of as a purely Victorian tradition, the history of carols goes back much further in time...
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.
Mary Wollstonecraft - Historic UK
Writer, political philosopher and advocate of women's rights, Mary Wollstonecraft's experiences in Britain and Revolutionary France inspired much of her work. Her personal life however was complicated and full of heartache...
Who was King Arthur and where was Camelot? - Historic UK
Although most scholars regard it as being entirely fictional, there are many locations that have been linked with King Arthur’s Camelot. Camelot was the name of the place where King Arthur held court and was the location of the famous Round Table.
Sir Walter Raleigh - Historic UK
As one of the principal characters of Elizabethan England, Sir Walter Raleigh was not only a firm favourite in the royal court of Elizabeth I, but also a soldier, writer and explorer, leaving an indelible mark on Elizabethan society before meeting his grisly end at the hands of his executioner at Westminster.. Born around 1552 in Devon, Walter was the youngest of five sons born to …
The Whigs - Historic UK
The Whig Party, now the dodo of the political scene, was once a principal and leading opposition party to the Tories, representing the divisions caused by religion and class, dating back to the seventeenth century.
Elizabeth Woodville, the ‘White Queen’ - Historic UK
A central figure in the War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville found herself on both the winning and losing side, as the battle between the Yorkist supporters and Lancastrians directly impacted not only her time as Queen consort but the fate of her two young sons known as “the Princes in the Tower”.. King Edward V of England and his younger brother Prince Richard of …
Cecily of York - Historic UK
2025年1月8日 · Cecily of York, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, is far less well-known than her older sister Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII and the first Tudor queen. Yet her own story remains fascinating, intertwined not only with the bloody conflict known as the Wars of the Roses and the subsequent rise of the Tudor dynasty, but also with great personal tribulations...
The Jacobite Revolts: Chronology - Historic UK
1688: Nov ‘The Glorious Revolution‘. Following the invasion from Holland by William of Orange, James II, the Catholic King of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, flees to France. 1689: 27 July: Battle of Killliekrankie.Supporters of James II, the Jacobites, led by Viscount Dundee defeat a Protestant Covenanter army.
Robin Hood - Fact or Fiction? - Historic UK
Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his 'Merry Men' - but did he really exist and if so, how much of the legend is true?