United Kingdom History

HMS Prince Of Wales: The British Aircraft Carrier Ready For Its First Sea Trials

British Aircraft Carrier Britain’s latest aircraft carrier has set sail from Rosyth dockyard to begin sea trials for the first[…]

Facts about the Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise[…]

Anglo-Afghan War Britain’s quest to install a puppet regime in Kabul during the Anglo-Afghan War resulted in one of its[…]

Anti-Tank Rifle Problem The British began World War Two with the Boys antitank rifle, but like all antitank rifles it[…]

Liberation WW2 Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Channel Islands, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother[…]

Nazi Occupation Channel Islands Walking Through History – Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain’s most historic[…]

Suez Crisis In November 1956, Britain, France and Israel launched a co-ordinated invasion of Egypt to seize control of the[…]

Comparison between the Spitfire & Messerschmitt 109 Equinox examines the creation of the legend surrounding the Spitfire aircraft, namely that[…]

HMS Queen Elizabeth Before HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail for America, we took a look inside the aircraft carrier. From[…]

The S.A.S. in Iraq In early 2004, the Headquarters for Task Force Black was officially brought into being; and would,[…]