2015-01-09 15:37
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805, by Lemuel Francis Abbot (1799).
To this day, Admiral Lord Nelson remains one of Britain’s most heroic figures, military or otherwise. His le… Read More
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Today In British History is a daily look at important events, people, and anniversaries from 'this day in British History.'
2014-10-22 15:11
One of the worst maritime disasters in British history happened off the Isles of Scilly on this day in history, 22 October 1707. (O.S.) In the summer or 1707, Commander-in-Chief of the Briti… Read More
2014-06-02 16:05
Scottish archaeologists have proposed a theory that outlines the possibility that an excavated skeleton is that of Viking King Olaf Guthfrithsson. The skeleton was unearthed in Auldhame in E… Read More
2014-05-23 14:35
Though he is one of the most famous pirates in history, modern scholarship has questioned whether Captain Kidd should have been considered a true pirate. Apparently the English crown conside… Read More
2014-05-22 14:54
A photograph of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Though he would die a man famous the world over, Arthur Conan Doyle’s life began humbly. He was born on this day in British history, 22 May &hell…Read More
2014-03-31 11:49
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was bon in mid-April 1570, but few details of his early life are well documented. An important detail that is known is that his family were recusant Catholics. Fawkes w… Read More
2014-03-30 21:45
On 30 March 1856, the Congress of Paris concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, an official declaration that the Crimean War had ended. Signatories of the Treaty of Paris included… Read More
2014-03-30 16:43
Recent forensic tests conducted on the skeletons unearthed during the London Crossrail project have revealed that the skeletons were victims of the 14th century Black Death. In all, 25 skele… Read More
2014-03-29 14:37
An illustration of the Royal Albert Hall at the opening ceremony.
The Royal Albert Hall was inspired by Prince Albert, a man who held a great affinity for the arts. Following the success of… Read More
2014-03-26 12:49
Although it came to be subsumed within the Hundred Years’ War, the ‘Combat of the Thirty’ was really a conflict of the Breton War of Succession, a struggle between the &hell…Read More
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