The History Notes

Such investments needed to be protected, and it is unsurprising that there should be a development in horse armour that parallels that of ...

In the 1690s the English army’s matchlock musket (slow to load, clumsy to operate at the mercy of the elements) was replaced by a lighte...

History remembers Nostradamus mostly for his uncanny gift of prophecy. This famous talent never dominated his attention. Along with bein...

The centre of administration of the Pictish kingdom in the 9 th century was Forteviot on the River Earn. Close by the Dunkeld, King Kennet...

In the snowy spring of 1733, Samuel Croxall , a classical translator, travelled to Herefordshire to visit his retired publisher, Jacob Tons...

There had been persistent rumours throughout the summer of 1532 that Anne and Henry would marry during the interview at Calais. At first, ...

The cost of World War II is uncalculable in human or financial terms. estimates indicate that about 55 million people died in Europe dur...