British History

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
As part of British History's continued quest to bring you the best Christmas present ideas for the history buff in your life, we have another book to suggest that any fan of British History would love to have in...

Dig Low, Sweet Chariot!
An Important Iron Age find has been made in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire. A burial chamber discovered by workmen working on the new A1 road extension is believed to include lots of important artefacts, including an Iron Age chariot, the...

50th Anniversary of the Piltdown Faker!
In 1911, some fossilised bone was discovered in a gravel bed in Piltdown, Sussex, by a man called Charles Dawson, a solicitor and amateur geologist. The find would be hailed at the time as one of the greatest discoveries of...

The Vikings are Coming!
Everybody loves the Vikings, the marauding hoarde in their longboats, burning and pillaging!! Of course, this is by and large a myth, but historians even today still debate the nature of the Vikings and their purpose, making the subject...

Elizabeth I
Elizabethan History has always fascinated everyone and has been the subject of numerous books and TV programs and even films. Many of you will be familiar with "Shakespeare in Love" or even the hilarious incarnation of Queen Elizabeth in...

Top Historical PC Games
Books are all great for learning about History, but sometimes we want something a little different, sometimes we want a bit of action. Computer games, although not entirely accurate, can give players a sense of what particular histoical periods...

Book Review: What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us by Gavin Weightman
This book is an excellent accompaniment to the BBC TV series of the same name, although it isn't a replacement for it! This book is different to most of the numerous texts on the Industrial Revolution because it concentrates more...

Book Review: A History of Britain by Simon Schama
This account of British history is designed to support the BBC series of the same name. So, if you saw the series, these are the perfect companions and excellent ways to fill in the gaps. If not, they are still...

Top 10 Top Christmas Gifts
It is almost upon us yet again: the season to be merry is here. Well, for most of us as long as you don’t think about all that Christmas shopping we have to do. Trailing through the cold, wet, and...

Family History Project
The Family History Project is been promoted by the History Channel to encourage people to get involved with history and investigate their own family history. They provide information on how to get started researching your family tree. They are also...