Britain
The Use of History in Football
You’ll most likely love this time of year if you’re a football fan, or you’ll hate it if you’re...
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Five Museums on the Move: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
As I was putting together my last blog for History Indoors, ‘5 Museums Not To Miss This Summer!’, I...
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From Castle on the Hill, to Asylum in the ‘hood
Originally, Psychiatric Asylums were built in quiet, rural locations, set within acres of grounds. This was so as to...
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Captain Ann Carter – Hanged for Leading the Maldon Grain Riots of 1629
*CONTENT WARNING – This blog contains some strong language *** Come, come you brave boys of Maldon, You Will...
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Remembering and Forgetting the Psychiatric Asylum
Psychiatric asylums were the globally-dominant form of mental health care for over a century. Generally located on the urban...
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Historical TV Review: Barbarians
Beware: This review will contain some spoilers, but as Barbarians is based on a factual episode in history, these...
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Myths of History: The Battle of Britain (July -October 1940)
After the defeat of France in June 1940, Britain alone and faced the might of the armed forces of...
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“Operation Barbarossa” June – December 1941: Why it Failed
At 3.15 am in the morning on Sunday June 22nd 1941, Adolf Hitler launched “Operation Barbarossa”- the invasion of...
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The Planners dilemma: Do we really need old buildings?
I thought I would briefly write about a question that has been on my mind for quite some time...
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‘Undesirable Aliens’? – The contribution of immigrant groups to British society and culture
A couple of years ago, I happened to come across a video on YouTube entitled ‘Mass Immigration and the...
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