The iron scent of blood stains the Remembrance Poppy. In the black-magic fields of Flanders and the Somme, corn-poppy petals are nourished…
George Butterworth was part of a group of young English composers who were making names for themselves during the Edwardian era.…
Robbie MacNiven explores the fate of the Scots who survived Culloden. On a bitterly cold April afternoon in 1746, on moorland just…
Centenary season continues with a promotion of specialist military history events to keep the history enthusiast busy.…
A promotion of some of the best events coming up over the next few months.…
With hundreds of military museums in the UK alone, how do you know which one will best suit your interests? Here is…
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has conducted thousands of flypasts at events up and down the country, taking part in over…
In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
