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History
Boudicca's Revolt: The British Queen Who Nearly Drove Rome From Britain
In 60 AD the queen of the Iceni led the most serious challenge to Roman rule in Britain's history, destroying …
Analysis
The British Monarchy: A Complete History from William the Conqueror to King Charles III
Almost a thousand years of kings and queens, revolution and restoration, abdication and renewal — the complete…
Analysis
A Complete History of Britain: From Roman Conquest to the Modern Nation
How one small island became the world's most influential nation — and what that history means for Britain toda…
Analysis
The British Working Class: A History of Labour, Struggle and Solidarity
The story of how ordinary British workers organised, fought, and gradually transformed the conditions of their…
Analysis
The History of London: From Roman Londinium to Global Megacity
Two thousand years of one city: how a Roman river crossing became the capital of an empire, survived plague an…
History
The Chartist Movement: Britain's First Mass Democratic Campaign
Between 1838 and 1858, the Chartists mounted the most significant popular challenge to the British establishme…
History
The Duke of Wellington: Soldier, Politician and the Man Who Beat Napoleon
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was Britain's greatest military commander and a controversial politi…
History
The NHS at 75: How Aneurin Bevan's Dream Transformed British Health
On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service opened its doors and gave every British person access to healthcar…
History
The Suffragette Movement: How British Women Won the Vote
From Emily Davison's fatal dash onto the Epsom Derby racecourse to the Parliament Square hunger strikes, the c…
History
The Victorian Age: How the Nineteenth Century Made Modern Britain
Queen Victoria's 63-year reign saw Britain industrialise, urbanise, expand its empire and create the social, p…