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Failures: Spinsters & Old Maids in Victorian England 10 Dec 2010 | 02:34 am
An Unmarried Woman was a Failure The proper purpose of a Victorian woman’s life, of whatever class, was to marry suitably. It was not essential for the marriage to be happy, but marriage in itself was...
Top Ten Most Common Pub Names in England 28 Nov 2010 | 01:46 pm
. Public houses, better known as pubs, are a ubiquitous and important feature in England’s community life. And each pub has a name. Roaming around the country, the same pub names crop up again and aga...
From Catherine of Valois to Kate Middleton: The First English Queen Catherine 26 Nov 2010 | 04:25 pm
Introduction Kate Middleton is to marry Prince William on 29th April 2011, and will, in the fullness of time, become Queen Catherine. Kate is far from the first to enjoy that title. From Queen Catheri...
Languages of the British Isles – Welsh 17 Oct 2010 | 12:39 pm
Local tongues Although by far the most common language spoken in the British Isles is, and has been for many centuries, English, there are other local languages, too. Some are living languages, such a...
The 5 Longest Reigning Kings & Queens: George III, 2nd Place 28 Jul 2010 | 02:12 pm
King George III – 59 years, 3 months and 2 days Some English (and British, after the accession of King James I of England & VI of Scotland in 1603) managed to keep their backsides firmly on the throne...
William the Marshal: 1st Earl of Pembroke & Regent of England 7 Jul 2010 | 09:55 am
William Marshal 1146 – 14th May 1219 This is the second article about William Marshal, covering his years of service to King Richard I, King John, and King Henry III, and his two periods as Regent / c...
William the Marshal: The Greatest Knight 3 Jul 2010 | 09:44 pm
William Marshal 1146 – 14th May 1219 William the Marshal’s life is astonishing, and shows him as one of the towering giants of Medieval England. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, rose from the ob...
Empress Matilda v King Stephen: When Christ and His Saints Slept 29 Jun 2010 | 07:58 pm
Introduction to the “Nineteen Year Winter” When King Henry I died in 1135AD without a male heir, all hell broke loose. The following two decades saw civil war in England, between Henry I’s daughter, ...
Queen Anne’s Tragedy: 18 Pregnancies, no Children & Hanover Kings 21 Jun 2010 | 08:18 pm
. Introduction Queen Anne, the younger of James II’s surviving daughters from his marriage to Lady Anne Hyde, was born at St. James’ Palace in London on 6th February 1665. Most unusually for Stuart an...
