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Thomas Cromwell One of the most monumental falls from grace; the story of Thomas Cromwell is one of the most interesting in the history...

  Queen Victoria I The past week I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of my second daughter-today she is 8 days overdue. Ne...

The first part of a very interesting documentary by Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop. For the benefit of my Year 12s really but let me know ...

Charlie Chaplin has hit the news today, years after his death due to the release of MI5 and FBI documents. It turns out that during the ...

Louis XIV was just four years old when he became King of France in 1643 after the death of his father Louis XIII. When Louis's chief adv...

Amanda Foreman's wonderful biography 'Georgiana-Duchess of Devonshire', published in 1998, is an absolute treat!  All I can say...

provided by flash-gear.com Have a go at the puzzle above and tell where this iconic picture comes from and any other tid bits you may k...

I am sure I have mentioned before that I teach the Experience of Warfare in Britain, 1854-1929 to Year 12 students at my school, Great Wyrle...

During the 1700s smallpox killed more children than any other disease and survivors were often left severely disfigured by scars from scabs ...

My students have come up trumps again! My sixth formers have been studying the Boer war and were asked to write a report about the state of ...