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New Year’s Eve in the UK

27 December 202027 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Calening, Celebration, England, fireworks, Hogmany, New Year's Eve, Scotland, UK, Wales

England The most prominent New Year’s Eve (Old Year’s Night) celebration in England is that of Central London, where the

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British History 

The Day of a Battle of Britain Pilot

5 December 20205 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Battle of Britain, Germany, Kent, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Polish, RAF, Spitfire

From dawn until dusk every day for 16 weeks, Fighter Command’s young pilots had to be ready to meet the

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British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1 Comment Attlee, Chamberlain, Churchill, Johnson, Lloyd George, MacMillan, primeminister, Thatcher, Wellington

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

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British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

30 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes, November, Parliament, York

Guy Fawkes was born in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was the second of four children born to Edward Fawkes,

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Books British History 

Children in Care 1834-1929

18 September 202018 September 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments adoption, care, Children, Victorian, workhouses

Children in Care 1834-1929 written by Rosemary Steer and published by Pen and Sword Books. £14.99 – Softcover – Pages

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Books British History 

Britain’s War Against The Slave Trade

12 July 202012 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Africa, Britain, Royal Navy, slavery

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

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The Battle of Fishguard 1797

25 May 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Fishguard, French, Jemima, Last Invasion, Pembrokeshire

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

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British History 

Battle of Stirling Bridge

22 May 202022 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments english, Scots, Stirling Bridge, William Wallace

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

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British History 

Emily Davison

20 May 202020 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Emily Davison, Emmeline Pankhurst, Suffragettes, The Derby

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

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British History 

The Irish Potato Famine

14 May 202014 May 2020 Ben Davidson 2 Comments Britain, famine, Ireland, irish, potato

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

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Indepth Posts

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers
British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

JFK – The Assassination
Indepth Posts 

JFK – The Assassination

17 November 20201 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0
British Broadcasting Corporation
Indepth Posts 

British Broadcasting Corporation

1 November 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Laika – The Sputnik Dog
Indepth Posts 

Laika – The Sputnik Dog

31 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot
British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

30 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General
Indepth Posts 

Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General

25 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0

FILM & TV REVIEWS

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC
Film Reviews 

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC

5 September 20205 September 2020 Ben Davidson 0

This little series came out the end of 2019, this series looks at home movies that belonged to German people

Iron Fury (2020)
Film Reviews 

Iron Fury (2020)

10 June 202010 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The Last Kingdom (Netflix)
Film Reviews 

The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

4 May 20204 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Braveheart (1995)
Film Reviews 

Braveheart (1995)

1 May 20201 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Film: Zulu (1964)
Film Reviews 

Film: Zulu (1964)

28 April 202028 April 2020 Ben Davidson 0

US Civil War

Crittenden Compromise
US Civil War 

Crittenden Compromise

24 December 202024 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0

The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled

George Armstrong Custer
American West Famous People US Civil War 

George Armstrong Custer

4 October 20204 October 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Sherman’s March to the Sea
US Civil War 

Sherman’s March to the Sea

19 August 202019 August 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The New York Draft Riots
US Civil War 

The New York Draft Riots

21 July 202021 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0

Home Front

Women’s Timber Corps
Home Front 

Women’s Timber Corps

2 January 20212 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0

Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC go back to the First World War when the Women’s Timber Service

WW2 Food Rations
Home Front 

WW2 Food Rations

5 July 202027 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Ministry of Food
Home Front 

Ministry of Food

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Lord Woolton Pie
Home Front 

Lord Woolton Pie

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0

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