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Great Events in British History: Dunkirk – Victory From Defeat
In the midst of World War Two, Nazi Germany successfully lulled the Allied forces into a false sense of security and rapidly captured vital parts of France, encircling the Allied forces. With nowhere...
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Great Events in British History: World War I – The War to End All Wars
On 4 August 1914, after a turbulent decade, kick-started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Britain declared War on Germany. Allied with France and Russia, Britain fought Germany,...
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America’s British History: Winning the War and the Treaty of Paris (1783):...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 25 The British Context The American Revolutionary War ended not with a single decisive battle but through a combination of military exhaustion,...
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America’s British History: Britain During the War (1775-1783): The Home Front...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 24 The British Context The American Revolutionary War was not universally popular in Britain. From its outset, the conflict divided British opinion...
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America’s British History: Valley Forge and Washington (1777-1778): The...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 23 The British Context The winter encampment at Valley Forge—from December 1777 to June 1778—occurred during the darkest period of the American War...
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America’s British History: The Beginning of the Revolutionary War (1775):...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 22 The British Context By early 1775, the British government had committed itself to a military solution in Massachusetts. General Thomas Gage,...
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America’s British History: The Gaspee Affair (1772): When Rhode Island...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 19 The British Context The burning of HMS Gaspee in June 1772 was one of the most audacious acts of colonial defiance before the Revolution—a direct...
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America’s British History: The Boston Massacre (1770): When British Soldiers...
Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 18 The British Context The Boston Massacre of 5 March 1770 was the inevitable culmination of nearly eighteen months of military occupation. Since...
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Red Arrows Announce 2026 US Tour to Mark America’s 250th Anniversary
The Red Arrows are coming back to America! The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has announced a month-long tour of the United States this summer to mark 250 years of American independence, with...
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Brtiain 101: The Poppy Appeal – Why do the British wear a red poppy in November?
While we were in London a couple of weeks ago, we noticed that the red poppy had gone on sale, and people were starting to wear them (a little too early, according to some commentators who pointed out...
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One Anglophile’s Take on The Charge of the Light Brigade
Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of DeathRode the six hundred. As I write this article, it’s the 170th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade. 170 years ago...
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Sherry from first Duke of Wellington’s cellar goes for double expected price
A 170-year-old bottle of sherry from the home of the first Duke of Wellington has exceeded its estimated sale price after selling for £1,527.50 at auction. The rare item is believed to have been...
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A Brief History of British Privateers and Pirates
While piracy has been and, in some parts of the world, continues to be a threat to merchants at sea, what we think of as piracy begins as many of the world’s old empires were getting started. With...
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A Brit Back Home: Poppies, poppies, everywhere – Remembrance Day
Yes, they’re everywhere in the UK at this time of year. We used to wear little red paper poppies on lapels, but now that more people are becoming environmentally conscious (and conscientious), they’ve...
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Through The Lens: Chasing the Red Arrows – Pictures from the Red Arrows Visit...
Incredible. That’s the only word I can come up with right now. I’ll gather my thoughts for an article later this week. But the Royal Air Force Red Arrows this past weekend at the Air and Water Show in...
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Brit History: Top Ten British Battlefields To Visit for the History Buff
Human conflict has long devolved into two armies meeting out in a field to determine who’s boss. The United Kingdom has seen its share of conflicts, from battles against invading forces to wars...
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Great Events in British History: The Spanish Armada – The Twelve Days That...
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the first issue of the Anglotopia magazine in February. Subscribe today to receive the next issue of our magazine and read about British History,...
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Great Britons: William Bligh – Infamous for the Mutiny on the Bounty But Sold...
Editor’s Note: On this day in 1754, William Bligh was born so it’s fitting that he kick off the latest series of 12 articles about great figures from British History. William Bligh was a sailor and...
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British Travels: The Echoes of the Battle of Trafalgar at the Portsmouth...
Because of his towering height, Captain Hardy had to crouch below the beams in the lower deck of HMS Victory. It was quite a scene. Gunpowder still thick in the air. A legend lay dying. It was Hardy’s...
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Brit Book Reviews: The Secret History of MI6
Move over James Bond! Professor of British history at Queen’s University in Belfast, Keith Jeffery partook in a clandestine mission of his own: writing the history of the first 40 years of the most...
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