William the Conqueror - Historic UK
WEBMay 3, 2022 · William I, usually known as William the Conqueror (and sometimes William the Bastard) was the first Norman king of England. He seized the throne after victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066…. The victory enjoyed by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings brought the dominance of the Anglo-Saxons to an end and ushered in the …
Witches, Monsters & Fairies in British Folklore - Historic UK
WEBA collection of articles related to witches, fairies and monsters in british folklore. Here you will find grouped together articles and features about witches, fairies and monsters in British folklore. Perhaps the most notorious witch trial of the 16th Century. In the year 1612 at Lancaster gaol, ten people were hanged for the crime of witchcraft.
Timeline of events in 1918 and the end of World War One
WEB8 Aug. Start of the Battle of Amiens, the opening phase of the Allied Hundred Days Offensive, that will ultimately lead to the end of World War I. Allied armoured divisions smash through the once impregnable German trenches. Erich Ludendorff calls it “the black day of the German Army.”. 15 Sept.
Timeline of the British Empire - Historic UK
WEBFeb 8, 2019 · 1664 – The English gained control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, renaming the settlement New York. 1666 – The Bahamas were successfully colonised. 1668 – English East India Company takes over Bombay. 1690 – Job Charnock formally founded Calcutta on behalf of the East India Company.
The Abolition of Slavery In Britain - Historic UK
WEB13 min read. 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. This act was a crucial step in a much wider and ongoing process designed to bring an end to the slave trade. Only a few decades previously, in 1807 another act ...
Timeline of the Industrial Revolution - Historic UK
WEB1811- The first large-scale Luddite riot took place in Arnold, Nottingham resulting in the destruction of machinery. 1812- In response to the riots, Parliament passed a law making the destruction of industrial machines punishable by death. 1813- In a one day trial, fourteen Luddites were hanged in Manchester.
The Highland Clans of Scotland - Historic UK
WEBMassacres were commonplace but the one that took place at Glen Coe in 1692 will never be forgotten. Eilean Donan, Highlands of Scotland. Glen Coe is a valley in the northern part of Bute in Strathclyde. Even today in winter Glen Coe is a bleak place, and it was here in February 1692 that 37 MacDonalds were murdered by their guests, a company of ...
Alfred the Great - Historic UK
WEBAlfred the Great, King of Wessex, a defender against Viking invasion and a social reformer; just few of the reasons why he is the only English monarch to be known as “the Great”. Alfred was born in 849 and served as King of Wessex, a Saxon kingdom based in the southwest of modern day England, from 871 to his death on 26th October 899 AD.
The Chartist Movement - Historic UK
WEBThe Chartist movement was a mass movement driven by the working class, following the failure of the 1832 Reform Act to extend the vote. It got its name from the People’s Charter which listed the six main aims of the movement. Named after a bill called the People’s Charter drafted in May 1838, Chartism was a working class suffrage movement ...
The Constitution of the United Kingdom - Historic UK
WEBDemocracy in Britain is based on Acts of Parliament, historical documents, court judgments, legal precedence and convention. The earliest date in the history of our constitution is 1215 when the barons forced King John to accept the Magna Carta, the ‘Great Charter of the Liberties of England’, which limited the power of the king, making him ...
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