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  • Women's Hospital Corps
  • Women's Police Service
  • Women's Land Army
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Charles Dickens
Assassination of JFK
American Civil War
The First World War
Spanish Civil War
Gandhi
Interesting articles
William "Fatty" Foulke
William "Fatty" Foulke
Is Wikipedia under the control of political extremists?<br>
Is Wikipedia under the control of political extremists?
British Railways
British Railways
Henry Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point
Henry Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point
The Punishment of Slaves in the 19th Century.
The Punishment of Slaves in the 19th Century.
James Gillray was well paid by the Tories for producing anti-reformist cartoons.
James Gillray was well paid by the Tories for producing anti-reformist cartoons.
The Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan
Government Code and Cypher School
Government Code and Cypher School
Flying Ace Mick Mannock
Flying Ace Mick Mannock
"We love to know that we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis
"We love to know that we are not alone.” C.S. Lewis
"That which I can gain from another is never instruction but only provocation."
"That which I can gain from another is never instruction but only provocation."
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs
Isaac Rosenberg, In The Trenches
Isaac Rosenberg, In The Trenches
In 1918 the Daily Mail claimed that the Russian Revolution was a German-Jewish conspiracy.
In 1918 the Daily Mail claimed that the Russian Revolution was a German-Jewish conspiracy.
Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
John Rogers and the English Bible.
John Rogers and the English Bible.
Hans Holbein and Henry VIII
Hans Holbein and Henry VIII
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright
Trench Foot and the First World War
Trench Foot and the First World War
“We learn what we do.” John Dewey
“We learn what we do.” John Dewey
Do you agree with Michael Gove about Mary Seacole?
Do you agree with Michael Gove about Mary Seacole?
Why did the parents of these five children decide that they had to die in Berlin on 1st May, 1945?
Why did the parents of these five children decide that they had to die in Berlin on 1st May, 1945?
150 years ago today hacking was made illegal in football.
150 years ago today hacking was made illegal in football.
John Maynard Keynes: "The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones."
John Maynard Keynes: "The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones."
Lady Rochford beheaded in 1542.
Lady Rochford beheaded in 1542.
The Soviet spy cover-up.
The Soviet spy cover-up.
Classroom Activity: William the Conqueror
Classroom Activity: William the Conqueror
Execution of reformer, Edward Seymour.
Execution of reformer, Edward Seymour.
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
The art of William Pyne
The art of William Pyne
Was the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact inevitable?
Was the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact inevitable?
Was Sergei Kirov murdered?
Was Sergei Kirov murdered?
George Riddell
George Riddell
Richard Rich, voted as one of the worst Britons in history.
Richard Rich, voted as one of the worst Britons in history.
Why did Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Robeson in Othello cause a great deal of controversy in 1930.
Why did Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Robeson in Othello cause a great deal of controversy in 1930.
The true story of Geli Raubal and Adolf Hitler
The true story of Geli Raubal and Adolf Hitler
"Freedom of the press... is freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to."
"Freedom of the press... is freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to."
Was Oliver Law murdered by his own men in the Spanish Civil War because he was black?
Was Oliver Law murdered by his own men in the Spanish Civil War because he was black?
Adolf Hitler and the First World War
Adolf Hitler and the First World War
"Morality is only moral when it is voluntary."
"Morality is only moral when it is voluntary."
Shapurji Saklatvala - Black History Month
Shapurji Saklatvala - Black History Month
Julian Heward Bell
Julian Heward Bell
Anne Askew burnt at the stake.
Anne Askew burnt at the stake.
Philipp Melanchthon and the Reformation
Philipp Melanchthon and the Reformation
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
What was life like for schoolgirls in Nazi Germany?
What was life like for schoolgirls in Nazi Germany?
History of Arsenal : 1886-1960
History of Arsenal : 1886-1960
History of the Labour Party: 1900-20
History of the Labour Party: 1900-20
Sidney Reilly after his execution in 1925
Sidney Reilly after his execution in 1925
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
Cord Meyer, the CIA officer who controlled the media.
Cord Meyer, the CIA officer who controlled the media.
<p>"Until the lion has a historian of his own, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."</p>

"Until the lion has a historian of his own, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

A biography of Harry Dexter White, a successful Soviet spy.
A biography of Harry Dexter White, a successful Soviet spy.
Why MI5 did not want you to know about Ernest Holloway Oldham.
Why MI5 did not want you to know about Ernest Holloway Oldham.
<p>Frank Wedekind "deliberately sought to outrage bourgeois society". </p>

Frank Wedekind "deliberately sought to outrage bourgeois society".

Christabel Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Education in Nazi Germany
Education in Nazi Germany
"The most important British female agent in KGB history"
"The most important British female agent in KGB history"
Mary Shelton and Princess Diana
Mary Shelton and Princess Diana
Detailed biography of Kim Philby
Detailed biography of Kim Philby
Lettice Knollys
Lettice Knollys
Home Front: A classroom activity that allows every student in the class to write a report (38 topics).
Home Front: A classroom activity that allows every student in the class to write a report (38 topics).
Edmund Bonner burnt over 200 heretics.
Edmund Bonner burnt over 200 heretics.
Siegfried Sassoon, Suicide in the Trenches
Siegfried Sassoon, Suicide in the Trenches
Thomas Cranmer burnt at the stake?
Thomas Cranmer burnt at the stake?
Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings
George Stephenson and British Railways
George Stephenson and British Railways
Henry VII tried to marry Catherine of Aragon
Henry VII tried to marry Catherine of Aragon
"There is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." Felix Frankfurter
"There is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." Felix Frankfurter
Paul White was executed for desertion in March 1938
Paul White was executed for desertion in March 1938
The sad death of Leigh Roose in the First World War.
The sad death of Leigh Roose in the First World War.
Farming in the Middle Ages
Farming in the Middle Ages
The American Civil War
The American Civil War
Richard Nixon, Watergate and the CIA?
Richard Nixon, Watergate and the CIA?
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
Walter Tull  - Black History Month
Walter Tull - Black History Month
Mandy Rice Davies
Mandy Rice Davies
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe
Mary, Duchess of Suffolk
Mary, Duchess of Suffolk
"Any fool can commit a murder, but it takes an artist to commit a good natural death."
"Any fool can commit a murder, but it takes an artist to commit a good natural death."
Biography of James Jesus Angleton
Biography of James Jesus Angleton
Gas attacks in First World War
Gas attacks in First World War
Peasants' Revolt
Peasants' Revolt
Frank Foley saved the lives of 10,000 Jews
Frank Foley saved the lives of 10,000 Jews
History of the WSPU
History of the WSPU
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
John Lilburne
John Lilburne
Was Peter Piaktow (Peter the Painter) a government agent?<br>
Was Peter Piaktow (Peter the Painter) a government agent?
George Holyoake, the founder of Secularism.
George Holyoake, the founder of Secularism.
Sir Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day
Classroom Activity - Alan Turing at school.
Classroom Activity - Alan Turing at school.
Watergate Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Frederick Douglass - Black History Month
Frederick Douglass - Black History Month
Robert Owen, the enlightened employer.
Robert Owen, the enlightened employer.
Mick Mannock, air ace and his campaign for parachutes for pilots in the First World War.
Mick Mannock, air ace and his campaign for parachutes for pilots in the First World War.
Alger Hiss and the KGB files.
Alger Hiss and the KGB files.
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Robert Aske
Robert Aske
Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
History of San Francisco
History of San Francisco
History of Aston Villa (1874-1920)
History of Aston Villa (1874-1920)
News reports on West Ham United
News reports on West Ham United
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
Source-based questions on the English Civil War.
Source-based questions on the English Civil War.
Adolf Hitler and the Second World War (1939-1945)
Adolf Hitler and the Second World War (1939-1945)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Why did the FA try to stop women's football in 1921?
Why did the FA try to stop women's football in 1921?
<p>Why did Queen Elizabeth not get married?</p><p></p>

Why did Queen Elizabeth not get married?

Richard Carlile
Richard Carlile
Ida Wells - Black History Month
Ida Wells - Black History Month
Clarence Darrow: "Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."
Clarence Darrow: "Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."
"If you want the best ability, you must allow great liberty of action."
"If you want the best ability, you must allow great liberty of action."
Biography of Annie Kenney
Biography of Annie Kenney
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
Slavery in the United States
Slavery in the United States
John Lilburne (1615-1657)
John Lilburne (1615-1657)
Francis Walsingham, England's first spymaster.
Francis Walsingham, England's first spymaster.
King John
King John
African-American soldiers in the First World War
African-American soldiers in the First World War
Francis Bacon: "Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper."
Francis Bacon: "Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper."
August von Galen and Adolf Hitler
August von Galen and Adolf Hitler
The Black Death
The Black Death
Erich Klausener
Erich Klausener
Joe Hill: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize."
Joe Hill: "Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize."
A slave-market in America.
A slave-market in America.
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial
David Low on doctors and the NHS
David Low on doctors and the NHS
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
Harriet Jacobs - Black History Month
Harriet Jacobs - Black History Month
The KGB and Martin Luther King
The KGB and Martin Luther King
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
James Peck, a freedom rider
James Peck, a freedom rider
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Biography of Tsar Nicholas II
Biography of Tsar Nicholas II
Richard Southwell
Richard Southwell
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
Thomas Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
Thomas Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
The Execution of Margaret Cheyney
The Execution of Margaret Cheyney
Execution of Perotine Massey and her baby.
Execution of Perotine Massey and her baby.
Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Assassination of JFK
The Mitrokhin Archive and the Assassination of JFK
Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
Ralph Sadler and Thomas Cromwell
Ralph Sadler and Thomas Cromwell
The journalist Westbrook Pegler was in favour of lynching.
The journalist Westbrook Pegler was in favour of lynching.
Queen Boudica
Queen Boudica
William Tyndale, executed for translating the Bible into English.
William Tyndale, executed for translating the Bible into English.
John Hampton
John Hampton
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
Life in the trenches during the First World War (1914-1918)
Life in the trenches during the First World War (1914-1918)
Ivor Gurney, The Silent One
Ivor Gurney, The Silent One
Death of Ben Bradlee - hero or villain?
Death of Ben Bradlee - hero or villain?
Death of King Harold
Death of King Harold
History of Freedom of Speech in UK
History of Freedom of Speech in UK
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Why West Ham United fans sing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”.
Why West Ham United fans sing “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”.
Rose Pastor Stokes
Rose Pastor Stokes
John Wilkes Booth and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Sophie Scholl
Sophie Scholl
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Why was Thomas Cromwell executed?
Why was Thomas Cromwell executed?
MI5 consider left-wing historians as dangerous people.
MI5 consider left-wing historians as dangerous people.
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Beer Hall Putsch
Julius Rosenberg could have saved his wife from execution.
Julius Rosenberg could have saved his wife from execution.
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston
"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests." Thomas Paine
"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests." Thomas Paine
How good was Abraham Lincoln?
How good was Abraham Lincoln?
Women's Death Battalion
Women's Death Battalion
Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII
Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII
Richard II
Richard II
The Normans
The Normans
History of the United States
History of the United States
Women's Freedom League
Women's Freedom League
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
The Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre
We now know what happened to Buster Crabb
We now know what happened to Buster Crabb
The Death of John Freeman
The Death of John Freeman
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution
A detailed biography of Adolf Hitler
A detailed biography of Adolf Hitler
Kitty Marion endured 232 force-feedings.
Kitty Marion endured 232 force-feedings.
"Pleasure is the only thing one should live for. Nothing ages like happiness."
"Pleasure is the only thing one should live for. Nothing ages like happiness."
Rosa Parks arrested 60 years ago
Rosa Parks arrested 60 years ago
Bertrand Russell: "The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
Bertrand Russell: "The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada
Over 50% of the 3,300 Americans volunteers were killed in the war.
Over 50% of the 3,300 Americans volunteers were killed in the war.
Sylvia Pankhurst recovering from hunger strike in July 1913.
Sylvia Pankhurst recovering from hunger strike in July 1913.
History of West Ham United
History of West Ham United
Afro-American Soldiers in First World War
Afro-American Soldiers in First World War
Early History of Football
Early History of Football
Hans Scholl
Hans Scholl
“Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion.”
“Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion.”
Klaus Fuchs - Hero or Villain?
Klaus Fuchs - Hero or Villain?
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.”
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.”
It is estimated that as head of NKVD (1937-38) he was responsible for on average of nearly 1,000 executions a day.
It is estimated that as head of NKVD (1937-38) he was responsible for on average of nearly 1,000 executions a day.
Gordon Welchman
Gordon Welchman
Did Henry VIII arrange the death of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
Did Henry VIII arrange the death of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
The Socialist League
The Socialist League
It is claimed that 72,000 thieves and vagabonds were hanged during his reign (over 2 per cent of the population).
It is claimed that 72,000 thieves and vagabonds were hanged during his reign (over 2 per cent of the population).
Comprehensive website on First World War
Comprehensive website on First World War
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Did Emily Wilding Davison intend to kill herself on Derby Day in 1913?
Did Emily Wilding Davison intend to kill herself on Derby Day in 1913?
Why did this photograph worry Stalin?
Why did this photograph worry Stalin?
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Katherine Ashley, witness to the sexual abuse of Princess Elizabeth.
Katherine Ashley, witness to the sexual abuse of Princess Elizabeth.
Anne Askew executed for expressing her views on religion.
Anne Askew executed for expressing her views on religion.
Karl Marx "Religion is the opium of the masses."<br>
Karl Marx "Religion is the opium of the masses."
Effie Gray, the true story.
Effie Gray, the true story.
American Artists and the First World War
American Artists and the First World War
Nurses in the First World War
Nurses in the First World War
<p>It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.</p>

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

Bert Trautmann
Bert Trautmann
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Two Germans accused of breaking Nazi Laws.
Two Germans accused of breaking Nazi Laws.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
E. H. Carr: "Change is certain. Progress is not."
E. H. Carr: "Change is certain. Progress is not."
Anniversary of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night)
Anniversary of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night)
Vera Brittain, a nurse in the First World War
Vera Brittain, a nurse in the First World War
Yuri Nosenko and the Warren Report
Yuri Nosenko and the Warren Report
Lytton Strachey
Lytton Strachey
Robert Dudley, Duke of Leicester
Robert Dudley, Duke of Leicester
When people were tortured for reading the Bible in English.
When people were tortured for reading the Bible in English.
Lenin
Lenin
Jewish children in Nazi Germany
Jewish children in Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
"I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself."
"I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself."
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
Christabel Pankhurst: "Ability is sexless."
Christabel Pankhurst: "Ability is sexless."
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
Did the CIA murder Mary Pinchot Meyer?
Did the CIA murder Mary Pinchot Meyer?
Spanish Medical Aid Committee
Spanish Medical Aid Committee
A detailed biography of Alan Turing
A detailed biography of Alan Turing
John Pym
John Pym
Guy Burgess - Soviet Spy
Guy Burgess - Soviet Spy
The first Five Year Plan in 1928, concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport.
The first Five Year Plan in 1928, concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport.
<p>George Orwell: "At fifty everyone has the face he deserves".</p>

George Orwell: "At fifty everyone has the face he deserves".

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
Bishop Stephen Gardiner, the persecutor of Tudor Heretics.
Bishop Stephen Gardiner, the persecutor of Tudor Heretics.
The Women's Pilgrimage in 1913.
The Women's Pilgrimage in 1913.
Did Leon Trotsky betray the ideals of the revolution in 1921?
Did Leon Trotsky betray the ideals of the revolution in 1921?
Was the Siege of Sidney Street a government conspiracy?
Was the Siege of Sidney Street a government conspiracy?
Tommy Flowers, the man who made the first digital computer, left school at 16.
Tommy Flowers, the man who made the first digital computer, left school at 16.
Nathan Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan
Nathan Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan
Women in the 2nd World War
Women in the 2nd World War
Sidney Hook: Hero or Villain?
Sidney Hook: Hero or Villain?
J. B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley
Hede Massing - Soviet spy who became a FBI informer.
Hede Massing - Soviet spy who became a FBI informer.
Women and the English Civil War
Women and the English Civil War
Lord Chancellor Thomas Audley
Lord Chancellor Thomas Audley
African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War
African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War
Bessie Blount gave Henry VIII his first son
Bessie Blount gave Henry VIII his first son
Recruited as codebreaker because of his work on the Domesday Book.
Recruited as codebreaker because of his work on the Domesday Book.
Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley
Why the Tories opposed the introduction of the NHS in 1948?
Why the Tories opposed the introduction of the NHS in 1948?
Why did J. Edgar Hoover frame Ethel Rosenberg?
Why did J. Edgar Hoover frame Ethel Rosenberg?
Mark Twain: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
Mark Twain: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
Reginald Pole, Henry VIII's greatest enemy.
Reginald Pole, Henry VIII's greatest enemy.
Was Trotsky's son, Lev Sedov, murdered?
Was Trotsky's son, Lev Sedov, murdered?
Cynthia, the spy who seduced politicians.
Cynthia, the spy who seduced politicians.
German Girls' League
German Girls' League
Detailed biography of Thomas Seymour.
Detailed biography of Thomas Seymour.
The campaign against segregated lunch counters in 1960.
The campaign against segregated lunch counters in 1960.
Classroom Activity -  Thomas More
Classroom Activity - Thomas More
Why did Stalin not have Alexandra Kollontai executed?
Why did Stalin not have Alexandra Kollontai executed?
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
1945 General Election
1945 General Election
Nadezhda Plevitskaya, Soviet spy.
Nadezhda Plevitskaya, Soviet spy.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, imprisoned for her political beliefs.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, imprisoned for her political beliefs.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Women and the Civil War
Women and the Civil War
Why did this man always wear a hood when appearing in public?
Why did this man always wear a hood when appearing in public?
Henry VIII and the Pilgrimage of Grace
Henry VIII and the Pilgrimage of Grace
<p>The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. </p>

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

Lollards and the Reformation
Lollards and the Reformation
Rosa Parks - Black History Month
Rosa Parks - Black History Month
John Clifford
John Clifford
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
The Women's Social & Political Union
The Women's Social & Political Union
The Daily Mail and Fascism
The Daily Mail and Fascism
A comprehensive website on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
A comprehensive website on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Field Punishment Number One
Field Punishment Number One
The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago.
The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago.
Source-based activity, with answer commentary, on the last days of Hitler.
Source-based activity, with answer commentary, on the last days of Hitler.
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
The execution of Lady Jane Grey.
Adolf Hitler in the First World War
Adolf Hitler in the First World War
Biography of Queen Mary
Biography of Queen Mary
Prince Arthur
Prince Arthur
Google, Bing and Operation Mockingbird. The CIA and Search-Engines.<br>
Google, Bing and Operation Mockingbird. The CIA and Search-Engines.
King James I of England
King James I of England
Men were murdered for being trade unionists
Men were murdered for being trade unionists
History of Aston Villa : 1874-1920
History of Aston Villa : 1874-1920
African-American  Regiments in the American Civil War
African-American Regiments in the American Civil War
Life in the Trenches
Life in the Trenches
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell
Hope Hale Davis: "I forfeited my most essential freedom, to think for myself."
Hope Hale Davis: "I forfeited my most essential freedom, to think for myself."
Did Lenin betray the Russian Revolution?
Did Lenin betray the Russian Revolution?
Elizabeth Heyrick
Elizabeth Heyrick
Colossus, the first digital computer, helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany.
Colossus, the first digital computer, helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany.
Aldous Huxley: "Maybe this world is another planet's hell."
Aldous Huxley: "Maybe this world is another planet's hell."
Queen Catherine Howard
Queen Catherine Howard
The Women's Social & Political Union
The Women's Social & Political Union
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Ramsay MacDonald and Downton Abbey
Ramsay MacDonald and Downton Abbey
Arthur Wharton - Britain's first black footballer.
Arthur Wharton - Britain's first black footballer.
George Bridgetower - Black History Month
George Bridgetower - Black History Month
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
Why was Father Gapon executed in 1906?
Why was Father Gapon executed in 1906?
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing."
"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing."
Thomas Harriot
Thomas Harriot
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Cicero<br>
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Cicero
The suppression of the Kronstadt sailors in 1921
The suppression of the Kronstadt sailors in 1921
The sad death of Jane Seymour.
The sad death of Jane Seymour.
Did Mary, Queen of Scots, murder her husband?
Did Mary, Queen of Scots, murder her husband?
The Death of Karl Liebknecht by Kathe Kollwitz (1919)
The Death of Karl Liebknecht by Kathe Kollwitz (1919)
"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains." Rosa Luxemburg
"Those who do not move, do not notice their chains." Rosa Luxemburg
Hans Holbein
Hans Holbein
William Paget
William Paget
Socrates
Socrates
Why did Stanley Matthews and the rest of the England team give the Nazi salute in May 1938? England beat Germany 6-3.
Why did Stanley Matthews and the rest of the England team give the Nazi salute in May 1938? England beat Germany 6-3.
Walter Tull, footballer and war hero.
Walter Tull, footballer and war hero.
A history of the Ku Klux Klan
A history of the Ku Klux Klan
Poison Gas used in April 1915
Poison Gas used in April 1915
James Keir Hardie
James Keir Hardie
William Gladstone
William Gladstone
Why was there so much fuss when Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians in the 1883 FA Cup Final?
Why was there so much fuss when Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians in the 1883 FA Cup Final?
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Bayard Rustin - Black History Month
Natalia Sedova (1882-1962)
Natalia Sedova (1882-1962)
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Bobby Moore, England's greatest ever defender.
Paul Robeson - Black History Month
Paul Robeson - Black History Month
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Robert Owen
Biography of Henry VIII
Biography of Henry VIII
"A faith is not acquired by reasoning. One does not fall in love with a woman, or enter the womb of a church, as a result of logical persuasion."
"A faith is not acquired by reasoning. One does not fall in love with a woman, or enter the womb of a church, as a result of logical persuasion."
Victor Grayson, the best mob orator in British history?
Victor Grayson, the best mob orator in British history?
<p>These two Americans helped Russia win the space race.</p>

These two Americans helped Russia win the space race.

James Watt
James Watt
<br>Detailed biography of Queen Elizabeth

Detailed biography of Queen Elizabeth
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” Duke of Wellington <br>
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” Duke of Wellington
West Ham win the 1940 Cup Final
West Ham win the 1940 Cup Final
Classroom Activity on the D-Day landings. A commentary on the assessment is also provided.
Classroom Activity on the D-Day landings. A commentary on the assessment is also provided.
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Wilfred Owen, Disabled
Wilfred Owen, Disabled
The first man assassinated by a gun.
The first man assassinated by a gun.
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