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Britain’s War Against The Slave Trade

Britain’s War Against the Slave Trade written by Anthony Sullivan and published by Frontline Books. Hardback – £25.00 – Pages

General Hoche proposed to land 15,000 French troops in Bantry Bay, Ireland to support the United Irishmen. As a diversionary

The Earl of Surrey had won a victory over the aristocracy of Scotland at the Battle of Dunbar. However, by

The news of the death of Emily Davison went all around the world, on the 4th June 1913, at the

One of the effects of the Irish famine was massive death due to starvation and related disease. It is estimated

We all have this image of Victorian England don’t we? Lots of crime, a big class system, industry dominating the

The name Beefeater is of uncertain origin, with various proposed derivations. The term was common as early as the 17th

The news of the death of Emily Davison went all around the world, on the 4th June 1913, at the

Now for something from my neck of the woods, living in Pembrokeshire. The Rebecca Riots were a series of protests

In St Peter’s Square, Manchester, 16th August 1819 played host to an outrage against over 60,000 peaceful pro-democracy and anti-poverty