During the reign of King Henry II, the Sixth Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort organised a rebellion against the King. During his rebellion Llewelyn the Great and his grandson, Llewelyn ap Gruffud of Wales, allied themselves with de Montfort. The rebellion would fail, but a lot of Welsh land was retaken by Llewelyn. By [...]
At the time of writing this, Henry Kissinger, the former United States Secretary of State has just died at the age of 100. Kissinger served as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under two presidents, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Kissinger will be remembered for many things and most will have a negative opinion [...]
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the JFK Assassination. If you have visited this site before, you would know that Kennedy is one of our favourite people to talk about. I have written an article on his assassination before. However, that was when I first got into the subject. In that original post, I left [...]
If you have visited this website before, you may have noticed that one of my favourite people to write about is president John F. Kennedy and one of my favourite topics to write about is his assassination. You may be reading this thinking I have already wrote about this topic and you would be correct. [...]
Every year on November 5th, the United Kingdom celebrate Bonfire Night. Unlike most celebrations around the world, Bonfire Night celebrates an event that never happened. In1605, Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes and a group of other men, plotted to kill the King James I by blowing up the Palace of Westminster. The plot would fail and [...]
When people talk about 1066, they often talk about The Battle of Hastings and while what happened in October 1066 was a defining moment, not only in that year, but in British history as a whole, 1066 was a year war. 4 men fighting for the throne of England and 1 man left victorious at [...]
The Napoleonic Wars was a giant struggle for Europe. On land, Napoleon Bonaparte and his Grande Armée was almost unstoppable, but at sea, it was Britain who ruled the waves. After Britain's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon would never challenge the Royal Navy again. At the centre of it all was Britain's greatest [...]
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain ruled the waves with the might of its Royal Navy. At the top of Britain's wooden walls was their first rate ship of the lines. Among these was the HMS Victory. Most famously known as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. Today, we're going to [...]
Joe Kennedy began his political life in 1932 when he supported Franklin D. Roosevelt in his bid for the presidency. This was Kennedy's first major involvement in a national political campaign. Kennedy donated, lent and raised a substantial amount of money for the campaign. Roosevelt would go on to win the presidency, but would not [...]
When United States president, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22nd 1963, it sparked a series of different conspiracy theories. One story about the assassinated which is not a theory though, the one about his missing brain. At the time of writing this, the brain of President John F. Kennedy is still [...]
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