Remember, remember, the fifth of November... Tonight was Bonfire Night in Great Britain, which celebrates the foiling of a plot in 1605 to destroy Westminster and blow the king and government to smithereens. History Extra Magazine takes a look at what might have happened if the group of English Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes, had been successful.
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Here's a strange story from the past...
Muhammad Ali visited Tesco in Stretord Arndale to promote Ovaltine. The crowd that showed up to see him couldn't be controlled as there were so many of them!
https://confidentials.com/manchester/how-muhammad-ali-nearly-caused-a-riot-in-stretford
#Manchester #Stretford #MuhammadAli #StretfordMall #StretfordArndale #History #UKHistory #Histodon #Ovaltine
BBC: Medieval conflict database ‘keeps folklore alive’. “The War of the Roses took place 1455-1487, with the Battle of Northampton – on the grounds of Delapre Abbey – among its most decisive moments. Led by the Battlefields Trust, the database highlights key sites and memorials relating to the war, which occurred between two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet — the House of York […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/19/bbc-medieval-conflict-database-keeps-folklore-alive/
The Guardian: ‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada will be made into searchable archive. “The stories of enslaved African people and more than 1,000 British plantation owners who were compensated after abolition will be brought together in a searchable archive for the first time.”
Our British History Quiz has just been published!
This week we challenge you to take our selection of trivia questions about the History of this fascinating region!
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/british-history-quiz/
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See you, Jimmy !
You wait ages for a good history book on James VI & I, then three come along at the same time.
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University of Cambridge: Family fortunes founded on slavery. “More than 600 letters, photos and papers – pieced together over 20 years from auction sites such as eBay – paint a vivid picture of a British dynasty who profited from enslaving people during the 18th and 19th centuries and indenturing people into the 20th century. The first tranche of the collection is now open to researchers […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/29/university-of-cambridge-family-fortunes-founded-on-slavery/
Just watched The Castle: Rebuilding History on Channel 4 about the huge £27 million redevelopment of #Norwich Castle to reinstall the original floors and rooms in the Norman keep.
It was intriguing to learn about the process of what has been happening since 2018…we could see the red light from the high crane every night from our house!
But the end of result…too crisp, too bright and a bit like a McDonalds I fear.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-castle-rebuilding-history
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This is how you teach English history to kids, and possibly even adults. I come across these songs every so often and their cleverness never ceases to amaze me. You can’t beat a bit of Horrible Histories every so often, and today’s lesson is Henry VII in the style of Blockbuster by The Sweet.
Great stuff, and amazingly well written.
In the 1960s, London Bridge was really falling down — or, to be more accurate, sinking into the mud under the weight of cars and buses it wasn't built to carry. So the city of London sold it at auction to a man named Robert McCulloch. @AtlasObscura explain who he was, how he dismantled the bridge and put it back together, where it is now, and why a voodoo doll was buried underneath it.
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BBC: ‘Race against time’ to save Mary Rose video archive. “Students at the University of Portsmouth are digitising more than 600 tapes containing video footage of Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, which sank in the Solent…. The 40-year-old tapes have been deteriorating and there were fears that the video archive could be lost.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/bbc-race-against-time-to-save-mary-rose-video-archive/
Bailiwick Express: Moo-ving into the digital age… 200 years of cows, crops and farming curiosities to go online. “From potatoes to prize bulls, 200 years of farming life in Jersey is being preserved forever in a new digital archive. The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society received a grant from the Jersey Community Foundation to digitise their archives, which date back to […]
Britain’s Oldest WWII Veteran Finally Runs Out of Birthday Candles at 110
# Satire #WWIIVeteran #CentenarianNews #UKHistory #ByTheJestPress By: TheJestPress.com UK’s Oldest WWII Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110 – Nation Scrambles to Promote Slightly Younger Guy In breaking news that has left the entire British commonwealth googling “what’s an appropriate age for a war hero?”, the UK’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the thoroughly impressive age…
UK’s Oldest WWII Vet, Donald Rose, Finally Calls It Quits at 110
#RIPDonald #UKHistory #SuperCentenarian #WWIIHero #CheekyVeterans By: TheJestPress.com Britain is flying its metaphorical (and literal) Union Jack at half-mast as news broke that the nation’s oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, finally surrendered to enemy forces (i.e., time) at the age of 110. Rose leaves behind three children, six grandchildren, untold war stories, and at least five pairs of suspenders.…
Gothic Grandeur. #WorcesterCathedral #GothicArchitecture #BlackAndWhite #HistoricBuildings #Cathedral #UKHistory #ArchitecturalPhotography #Monochrome #TravelUK #Heritage #BeautifulBuildings #smartphonephotography #photography
https://youtube.com/shorts/QwxwBSeoc5E?si=UtOQaiVuDUsnbujb
The UK Accidentally Created the Most Independence Days - Happy 4th of July!
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Policing London | British History | Extra History Complete
Talks, Tours, Songs and Seeds
5th July
https://igniteliverpool.com/2025/06/ignite-futures-who-owns-the-land/
National Archives (UK): Blogs at The National Archives have a new home. “…at over a decade old, the blog is starting to look a bit tired. It is not the easiest thing to find on our website, and its design and limited features aren’t allowing us to tell our stories in the best way possible. So with that, this will be the last post on this blog. Today we are launching our new Blogs at the […]
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