The History of Britain Magazine

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-GB"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="facebook-domain-verification" content="ikv5y5iijv8ce11wnwdrcnfqpfo4rk" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True"> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="320"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0"/> <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style>  <title>The History of Britain Magazine | Historic UK</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_GB" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="The History of Britain Magazine | Historic UK" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Welcome to the History of Britain! The home nations share a varied and shared history unlike anywhere else, so we thought it only right to..." /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Historic UK" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-06-13T18:01:56+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/","url":"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/","name":"The History of Britain Magazine | Historic UK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.historic-uk.com/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-04-01T12:10:05+00:00","dateModified":"2017-06-13T18:01:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.historic-uk.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The History Magazine","item":"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The History of Britain Magazine"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.historic-uk.com/#website","url":"https://www.historic-uk.com/","name":"Historic UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.historic-uk.com/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}</script>  <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.1' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='google-fonts-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cabin:400,500,600,700|Open+Sans:400,400i|Alice|Lora:400,500' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wgd-theme-styles-css' href='https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/themes/historic/assets/css/theme-style.min.css?ver=1740035827' type='text/css' media='screen' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wgd-locator-styles-css' href='https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/themes/historic/assets/js/locations/css/storelocator.min.css?ver=1.0.14' type='text/css' media='screen' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='algolia-autocomplete-css' href='https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/plugins/search-by-algolia-instant-relevant-results/includes/../css/algolia-autocomplete.css?ver=2.11.2' type='text/css' media='screen' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-includes/js/underscore.min.js?ver=1.13.7" id="underscore-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-util-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var _wpUtilSettings = {"ajax":{"url":"\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-includes/js/wp-util.min.js?ver=6.7.1" id="wp-util-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/plugins/search-by-algolia-instant-relevant-results/includes/../js/algoliasearch/algoliasearch.jquery.min.js?ver=2.11.2" id="algolia-search-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/plugins/search-by-algolia-instant-relevant-results/includes/../js/autocomplete.js/autocomplete.min.js?ver=2.11.2" id="algolia-autocomplete-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/plugins/search-by-algolia-instant-relevant-results/includes/../js/autocomplete-noconflict.js?ver=2.11.2" id="algolia-autocomplete-noconflict-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">var algolia = {"debug":false,"application_id":"KF90JI97TU","search_api_key":"5183ec14cd366810bb5c126f4d370e5e","powered_by_enabled":false,"query":"","autocomplete":{"sources":[{"index_id":"posts_articles","index_name":"wp_posts_articles","label":"Articles","admin_name":"Articles","position":0,"max_suggestions":8,"tmpl_suggestion":"autocomplete-post-suggestion","enabled":true},{"index_id":"posts_page","index_name":"wp_posts_page","label":"Pages","admin_name":"Pages","position":1,"max_suggestions":5,"tmpl_suggestion":"autocomplete-post-suggestion","enabled":true},{"index_id":"posts_post","index_name":"wp_posts_post","label":"Blog","admin_name":"Posts","position":10,"max_suggestions":2,"tmpl_suggestion":"autocomplete-post-suggestion","enabled":true}],"input_selector":"input[name='s']:not('.no-autocomplete')"},"indices":{"posts_post":{"name":"wp_posts_post","id":"posts_post","enabled":true,"replicas":[]},"posts_page":{"name":"wp_posts_page","id":"posts_page","enabled":true,"replicas":[]},"posts_articles":{"name":"wp_posts_articles","id":"posts_articles","enabled":true,"replicas":[]}}};</script><link rel="icon" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-270x270.png" /> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-header"> <div class="autocomplete-header"> <div class="autocomplete-header-title">{{{ data.label }}}</div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-post-suggestion"> <a class="suggestion-link" href="{{ data.permalink }}" title="{{ data.post_title }}"> <# if ( data.images.thumbnail ) { #> <img class="suggestion-post-thumbnail" src="{{ data.images.thumbnail.url }}" alt="{{ data.post_title }}"> <# } #> <div class="suggestion-post-attributes"> <span class="suggestion-post-title">{{{ data._highlightResult.post_title.value }}}</span> <# if ( data._snippetResult['content'] ) { #> <span class="suggestion-post-content">{{{ data._snippetResult['content'].value }}}</span> <# } #> </div> </a> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-term-suggestion"> <a class="suggestion-link" href="{{ data.permalink }}" title="{{ data.name }}"> <svg viewBox="0 0 21 21" width="21" height="21"> <svg width="21" height="21" viewBox="0 0 21 21"> <path d="M4.662 8.72l-1.23 1.23c-.682.682-.68 1.792.004 2.477l5.135 5.135c.7.693 1.8.688 2.48.005l1.23-1.23 5.35-5.346c.31-.31.54-.92.51-1.36l-.32-4.29c-.09-1.09-1.05-2.06-2.15-2.14l-4.3-.33c-.43-.03-1.05.2-1.36.51l-.79.8-2.27 2.28-2.28 2.27zm9.826-.98c.69 0 1.25-.56 1.25-1.25s-.56-1.25-1.25-1.25-1.25.56-1.25 1.25.56 1.25 1.25 1.25z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path> </svg> </svg> <span class="suggestion-post-title">{{{ data._highlightResult.name.value }}}</span> </a> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-user-suggestion"> <a class="suggestion-link user-suggestion-link" href="{{ data.posts_url }}" title="{{ data.display_name }}"> <# if ( data.avatar_url ) { #> <img class="suggestion-user-thumbnail" src="{{ data.avatar_url }}" alt="{{ data.display_name }}"> <# } #> <span class="suggestion-post-title">{{{ data._highlightResult.display_name.value }}}</span> </a> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-footer"> <div class="autocomplete-footer"> <div class="autocomplete-footer-branding"> <a href="#" class="algolia-powered-by-link" title="Algolia"> <svg width="130" viewBox="0 0 130 18" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <title>Search by Algolia</title> <defs> <linearGradient x1="-36.868%" y1="134.936%" x2="129.432%" y2="-27.7%" id="a"> <stop stop-color="#00AEFF" offset="0%"/> <stop stop-color="#3369E7" offset="100%"/> </linearGradient> </defs> <g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"> <path d="M59.399.022h13.299a2.372 2.372 0 0 1 2.377 2.364V15.62a2.372 2.372 0 0 1-2.377 2.364H59.399a2.372 2.372 0 0 1-2.377-2.364V2.381A2.368 2.368 0 0 1 59.399.022z" fill="url(#a)"/> <path d="M66.257 4.56c-2.815 0-5.1 2.272-5.1 5.078 0 2.806 2.284 5.072 5.1 5.072 2.815 0 5.1-2.272 5.1-5.078 0-2.806-2.279-5.072-5.1-5.072zm0 8.652c-1.983 0-3.593-1.602-3.593-3.574 0-1.972 1.61-3.574 3.593-3.574 1.983 0 3.593 1.602 3.593 3.574a3.582 3.582 0 0 1-3.593 3.574zm0-6.418v2.664c0 .076.082.131.153.093l2.377-1.226c.055-.027.071-.093.044-.147a2.96 2.96 0 0 0-2.465-1.487c-.055 0-.11.044-.11.104l.001-.001zm-3.33-1.956l-.312-.311a.783.783 0 0 0-1.106 0l-.372.37a.773.773 0 0 0 0 1.101l.307.305c.049.049.121.038.164-.011.181-.245.378-.479.597-.697.225-.223.455-.42.707-.599.055-.033.06-.109.016-.158h-.001zm5.001-.806v-.616a.781.781 0 0 0-.783-.779h-1.824a.78.78 0 0 0-.783.779v.632c0 .071.066.12.137.104a5.736 5.736 0 0 1 1.588-.223c.52 0 1.035.071 1.534.207a.106.106 0 0 0 .131-.104z" fill="#FFF"/> <path d="M102.162 13.762c0 1.455-.372 2.517-1.123 3.193-.75.676-1.895 1.013-3.44 1.013-.564 0-1.736-.109-2.673-.316l.345-1.689c.783.163 1.819.207 2.361.207.86 0 1.473-.174 1.84-.523.367-.349.548-.866.548-1.553v-.349a6.374 6.374 0 0 1-.838.316 4.151 4.151 0 0 1-1.194.158 4.515 4.515 0 0 1-1.616-.278 3.385 3.385 0 0 1-1.254-.817 3.744 3.744 0 0 1-.811-1.351c-.192-.539-.29-1.504-.29-2.212 0-.665.104-1.498.307-2.054a3.925 3.925 0 0 1 .904-1.433 4.124 4.124 0 0 1 1.441-.926 5.31 5.31 0 0 1 1.945-.365c.696 0 1.337.087 1.961.191a15.86 15.86 0 0 1 1.588.332v8.456h-.001zm-5.954-4.206c0 .893.197 1.885.592 2.299.394.414.904.621 1.528.621.34 0 .663-.049.964-.142a2.75 2.75 0 0 0 .734-.332v-5.29a8.531 8.531 0 0 0-1.413-.18c-.778-.022-1.369.294-1.786.801-.411.507-.619 1.395-.619 2.223zm16.12 0c0 .719-.104 1.264-.318 1.858a4.389 4.389 0 0 1-.904 1.52c-.389.42-.854.746-1.402.975-.548.229-1.391.36-1.813.36-.422-.005-1.26-.125-1.802-.36a4.088 4.088 0 0 1-1.397-.975 4.486 4.486 0 0 1-.909-1.52 5.037 5.037 0 0 1-.329-1.858c0-.719.099-1.411.318-1.999.219-.588.526-1.09.92-1.509.394-.42.865-.741 1.402-.97a4.547 4.547 0 0 1 1.786-.338 4.69 4.69 0 0 1 1.791.338c.548.229 1.019.55 1.402.97.389.42.69.921.909 1.509.23.588.345 1.28.345 1.999h.001zm-2.191.005c0-.921-.203-1.689-.597-2.223-.394-.539-.948-.806-1.654-.806-.707 0-1.26.267-1.654.806-.394.539-.586 1.302-.586 2.223 0 .932.197 1.558.592 2.098.394.545.948.812 1.654.812.707 0 1.26-.272 1.654-.812.394-.545.592-1.166.592-2.098h-.001zm6.962 4.707c-3.511.016-3.511-2.822-3.511-3.274L113.583.926l2.142-.338v10.003c0 .256 0 1.88 1.375 1.885v1.792h-.001zm3.774 0h-2.153V5.072l2.153-.338v9.534zm-1.079-10.542c.718 0 1.304-.578 1.304-1.291 0-.714-.581-1.291-1.304-1.291-.723 0-1.304.578-1.304 1.291 0 .714.586 1.291 1.304 1.291zm6.431 1.013c.707 0 1.304.087 1.786.262.482.174.871.42 1.156.73.285.311.488.735.608 1.182.126.447.186.937.186 1.476v5.481a25.24 25.24 0 0 1-1.495.251c-.668.098-1.419.147-2.251.147a6.829 6.829 0 0 1-1.517-.158 3.213 3.213 0 0 1-1.178-.507 2.455 2.455 0 0 1-.761-.904c-.181-.37-.274-.893-.274-1.438 0-.523.104-.855.307-1.215.208-.36.487-.654.838-.883a3.609 3.609 0 0 1 1.227-.49 7.073 7.073 0 0 1 2.202-.103c.263.027.537.076.833.147v-.349c0-.245-.027-.479-.088-.697a1.486 1.486 0 0 0-.307-.583c-.148-.169-.34-.3-.581-.392a2.536 2.536 0 0 0-.915-.163c-.493 0-.942.06-1.353.131-.411.071-.75.153-1.008.245l-.257-1.749c.268-.093.668-.185 1.183-.278a9.335 9.335 0 0 1 1.66-.142l-.001-.001zm.181 7.731c.657 0 1.145-.038 1.484-.104v-2.168a5.097 5.097 0 0 0-1.978-.104c-.241.033-.46.098-.652.191a1.167 1.167 0 0 0-.466.392c-.121.169-.175.267-.175.523 0 .501.175.79.493.981.323.196.75.289 1.293.289h.001zM84.109 4.794c.707 0 1.304.087 1.786.262.482.174.871.42 1.156.73.29.316.487.735.608 1.182.126.447.186.937.186 1.476v5.481a25.24 25.24 0 0 1-1.495.251c-.668.098-1.419.147-2.251.147a6.829 6.829 0 0 1-1.517-.158 3.213 3.213 0 0 1-1.178-.507 2.455 2.455 0 0 1-.761-.904c-.181-.37-.274-.893-.274-1.438 0-.523.104-.855.307-1.215.208-.36.487-.654.838-.883a3.609 3.609 0 0 1 1.227-.49 7.073 7.073 0 0 1 2.202-.103c.257.027.537.076.833.147v-.349c0-.245-.027-.479-.088-.697a1.486 1.486 0 0 0-.307-.583c-.148-.169-.34-.3-.581-.392a2.536 2.536 0 0 0-.915-.163c-.493 0-.942.06-1.353.131-.411.071-.75.153-1.008.245l-.257-1.749c.268-.093.668-.185 1.183-.278a8.89 8.89 0 0 1 1.66-.142l-.001-.001zm.186 7.736c.657 0 1.145-.038 1.484-.104v-2.168a5.097 5.097 0 0 0-1.978-.104c-.241.033-.46.098-.652.191a1.167 1.167 0 0 0-.466.392c-.121.169-.175.267-.175.523 0 .501.175.79.493.981.318.191.75.289 1.293.289h.001zm8.682 1.738c-3.511.016-3.511-2.822-3.511-3.274L89.461.926l2.142-.338v10.003c0 .256 0 1.88 1.375 1.885v1.792h-.001z" fill="#182359"/> <path d="M5.027 11.025c0 .698-.252 1.246-.757 1.644-.505.397-1.201.596-2.089.596-.888 0-1.615-.138-2.181-.414v-1.214c.358.168.739.301 1.141.397.403.097.778.145 1.125.145.508 0 .884-.097 1.125-.29a.945.945 0 0 0 .363-.779.978.978 0 0 0-.333-.747c-.222-.204-.68-.446-1.375-.725-.716-.29-1.221-.621-1.515-.994-.294-.372-.44-.82-.44-1.343 0-.655.233-1.171.698-1.547.466-.376 1.09-.564 1.875-.564.752 0 1.5.165 2.245.494l-.408 1.047c-.698-.294-1.321-.44-1.869-.44-.415 0-.73.09-.945.271a.89.89 0 0 0-.322.717c0 .204.043.379.129.524.086.145.227.282.424.411.197.129.551.299 1.063.51.577.24.999.464 1.268.671.269.208.466.442.591.704.125.261.188.569.188.924l-.001.002zm3.98 2.24c-.924 0-1.646-.269-2.167-.808-.521-.539-.782-1.281-.782-2.226 0-.97.242-1.733.725-2.288.483-.555 1.148-.833 1.993-.833.784 0 1.404.238 1.858.714.455.476.682 1.132.682 1.966v.682H7.357c.018.577.174 1.02.467 1.329.294.31.707.465 1.241.465.351 0 .678-.033.98-.099a5.1 5.1 0 0 0 .975-.33v1.026a3.865 3.865 0 0 1-.935.312 5.723 5.723 0 0 1-1.08.091l.002-.001zm-.231-5.199c-.401 0-.722.127-.964.381s-.386.625-.432 1.112h2.696c-.007-.491-.125-.862-.354-1.115-.229-.252-.544-.379-.945-.379l-.001.001zm7.692 5.092l-.252-.827h-.043c-.286.362-.575.608-.865.739-.29.131-.662.196-1.117.196-.584 0-1.039-.158-1.367-.473-.328-.315-.491-.761-.491-1.337 0-.612.227-1.074.682-1.386.455-.312 1.148-.482 2.079-.51l1.026-.032v-.317c0-.38-.089-.663-.266-.851-.177-.188-.452-.282-.824-.282-.304 0-.596.045-.876.134a6.68 6.68 0 0 0-.806.317l-.408-.902a4.414 4.414 0 0 1 1.058-.384 4.856 4.856 0 0 1 1.085-.132c.756 0 1.326.165 1.711.494.385.329.577.847.577 1.552v4.002h-.902l-.001-.001zm-1.88-.859c.458 0 .826-.128 1.104-.384.278-.256.416-.615.416-1.077v-.516l-.763.032c-.594.021-1.027.121-1.297.298s-.406.448-.406.814c0 .265.079.47.236.615.158.145.394.218.709.218h.001zm7.557-5.189c.254 0 .464.018.628.054l-.124 1.176a2.383 2.383 0 0 0-.559-.064c-.505 0-.914.165-1.227.494-.313.329-.47.757-.47 1.284v3.105h-1.262V7.218h.988l.167 1.047h.064c.197-.354.454-.636.771-.843a1.83 1.83 0 0 1 1.023-.312h.001zm4.125 6.155c-.899 0-1.582-.262-2.049-.787-.467-.525-.701-1.277-.701-2.259 0-.999.244-1.767.733-2.304.489-.537 1.195-.806 2.119-.806.627 0 1.191.116 1.692.349l-.381 1.015c-.534-.208-.974-.312-1.321-.312-1.028 0-1.542.682-1.542 2.046 0 .666.128 1.166.384 1.501.256.335.631.502 1.125.502a3.23 3.23 0 0 0 1.595-.419v1.101a2.53 2.53 0 0 1-.722.285 4.356 4.356 0 0 1-.932.086v.002zm8.277-.107h-1.268V9.506c0-.458-.092-.8-.277-1.026-.184-.226-.477-.338-.878-.338-.53 0-.919.158-1.168.475-.249.317-.373.848-.373 1.593v2.949h-1.262V4.801h1.262v2.122c0 .34-.021.704-.064 1.09h.081a1.76 1.76 0 0 1 .717-.666c.306-.158.663-.236 1.072-.236 1.439 0 2.159.725 2.159 2.175v3.873l-.001-.001zm7.649-6.048c.741 0 1.319.269 1.732.806.414.537.62 1.291.62 2.261 0 .974-.209 1.732-.628 2.275-.419.542-1.001.814-1.746.814-.752 0-1.336-.27-1.751-.811h-.086l-.231.704h-.945V4.801h1.262v1.987l-.021.655-.032.553h.054c.401-.591.992-.886 1.772-.886zm-.328 1.031c-.508 0-.875.149-1.098.448-.224.299-.339.799-.346 1.501v.086c0 .723.115 1.247.344 1.571.229.324.603.486 1.123.486.448 0 .787-.177 1.018-.532.231-.354.346-.867.346-1.536 0-1.35-.462-2.025-1.386-2.025l-.001.001zm3.244-.924h1.375l1.209 3.368c.183.48.304.931.365 1.354h.043c.032-.197.091-.436.177-.717.086-.281.541-1.616 1.364-4.004h1.364l-2.541 6.73c-.462 1.235-1.232 1.853-2.31 1.853-.279 0-.551-.03-.816-.091v-.999c.19.043.406.064.65.064.609 0 1.037-.353 1.284-1.058l.22-.559-2.385-5.941h.001z" fill="#1D3657"/> </g> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-autocomplete-empty"> <div class="autocomplete-empty"> No results matched your query <span class="empty-query">"{{ data.query }}"</span> </div> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(function () { /* init Algolia client */ var client = algoliasearch(algolia.application_id, algolia.search_api_key); /* setup default sources */ var sources = []; jQuery.each(algolia.autocomplete.sources, function (i, config) { var suggestion_template = wp.template(config['tmpl_suggestion']); sources.push({ source: algoliaAutocomplete.sources.hits(client.initIndex(config['index_name']), { hitsPerPage: config['max_suggestions'], attributesToSnippet: [ 'content:10' ], highlightPreTag: '__ais-highlight__', highlightPostTag: '__/ais-highlight__' }), templates: { header: function () { return wp.template('autocomplete-header')({ label: _.escape(config['label']) }); }, suggestion: function (hit) { if(hit.escaped === true) { return suggestion_template(hit); } hit.escaped = true; for (var key in hit._highlightResult) { /* We do not deal with arrays. */ if (typeof hit._highlightResult[key].value !== 'string') { continue; } hit._highlightResult[key].value = _.escape(hit._highlightResult[key].value); hit._highlightResult[key].value = hit._highlightResult[key].value.replace(/__ais-highlight__/g, '<em>').replace(/__\/ais-highlight__/g, '</em>'); } for (var key in hit._snippetResult) { /* We do not deal with arrays. */ if (typeof hit._snippetResult[key].value !== 'string') { continue; } hit._snippetResult[key].value = _.escape(hit._snippetResult[key].value); hit._snippetResult[key].value = hit._snippetResult[key].value.replace(/__ais-highlight__/g, '<em>').replace(/__\/ais-highlight__/g, '</em>'); } return suggestion_template(hit); } } }); }); /* Setup dropdown menus */ jQuery(algolia.autocomplete.input_selector).each(function (i) { var $searchInput = jQuery(this); var config = { debug: algolia.debug, hint: false, openOnFocus: true, appendTo: 'body', templates: { empty: wp.template('autocomplete-empty') } }; if (algolia.powered_by_enabled) { config.templates.footer = wp.template('autocomplete-footer'); } /* Instantiate autocomplete.js */ var autocomplete = algoliaAutocomplete($searchInput[0], config, sources) .on('autocomplete:selected', function (e, suggestion) { /* Redirect the user when we detect a suggestion selection. */ window.location.href = suggestion.permalink; }); /* Force the dropdown to be re-drawn on scroll to handle fixed containers. */ jQuery(window).scroll(function() { if(autocomplete.autocomplete.getWrapper().style.display === "block") { autocomplete.autocomplete.close(); autocomplete.autocomplete.open(); } }); }); jQuery(document).on("click", ".algolia-powered-by-link", function (e) { e.preventDefault(); window.location = "https://www.algolia.com/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_medium=extension&utm_content=" + window.location.hostname + "&utm_campaign=poweredby"; }); }); </script> <script> var $ = jQuery; </script>  <script>(function (w, d, s, l, i) { w[l] = w[l] || []; w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(), event: 'gtm.js'}); var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j = d.createElement(s), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? '&l=' + l : ''; j.async = true; j.src = '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=' + i + dl; f.parentNode.insertBefore(j, f); })(window, document, 'script', 'dataLayer', 'GTM-TXRPKX');</script>  <meta property="fb:app_id" content="188109141314159" /> </head> <body class="page-template page-template-page-templates page-template-page-magazine-single page-template-page-templatespage-magazine-single-php page page-id-28149 page-child parent-pageid-27472"> <div class="body-overlay" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 99; background: #ffffff;"> <div class="body-loading"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> </div> <div class="body-content"> <div class="container--expanded header__wrapper"> <header class="header" id="main-header" role="banner"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-4 large-4 columns"> <div class="site__branding"> <a class="site__branding__logo animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.2s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com">Historic UK</a> </div> </div> <div class="small-8 large-8 columns text--right"> <div class="top-menu"> <ul> <li><a class="no-underline" href="http://www.twitter.com/historicuk" target="_blank"><i class="icon-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> <li><a class="no-underline" href="http://www.facebook.com/HistoricUK" target="_blank"><i class="icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> <li><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AdvertiseWithUs/" target="">Advertise with us</a></li> <li><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Blog/" target="">Blog</a></li> <li><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/ContactUs/" target="">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a class="search-overlay__open no-underline" href="#search-overlay"><i class="icon-search" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> <button class="burger-menu" id="burger-menu" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="icon-align_justify" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <div class="separator separator-horizontal animate zoomIn" data-wow-delay="0.3s"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns text--right"> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <div class="menu-wrap"> <nav id="site-navigation" class="main-menu main-menu--default" role="navigation"> <div class="menu-wrap"><ul id="primary-menu" class="menu-items-list"><li id="menu-item-28952" class="columns-3 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-28952"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AccommodationGuide/">Historic Accommodation</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-58092" class="column column-1 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-58092"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AccommodationGuide/">Accommodation Type</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-28953" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28953"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/BedBreakfasts/">Bed and Breakfasts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28955" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28955"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CastleHotels/">Castle Hotels</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28956" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28956"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CountryHouseHotels/">Country House Hotels</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28957" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28957"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HolidayCottages/">Historic Holiday Cottages</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28954" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28954"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Boats/">House Boats</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-69509" class="column column-2 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-69509"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AccommodationGuide/">Location</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-58095" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-58095"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/England/">England</a></li> <li id="menu-item-58096" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-58096"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Scotland/">Scotland</a></li> <li id="menu-item-58099" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-58099"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Wales/">Wales</a></li> <li id="menu-item-75214" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-75214"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Channel-Islands/">Channel Islands</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-61922" class="column column-2 orange menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-61922"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Unusual-Holidays-Places-To-Stay/">Unusual Holidays</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-63859" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63859"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AccommodationGuide/CastleBreaks/">Castle Breaks</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60532" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60532"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/RentCastle/">Castles to Rent</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60534" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60534"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottagesbytheSea/">Cottages by the Sea</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60529" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60529"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottageswithHotTubs/">Cottages with Hot Tubs</a></li> <li id="menu-item-59180" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-59180"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottageswithPools/">Cottages with Pools</a></li> <li id="menu-item-59179" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-59179"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LargeCottages/">Large Cottages</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60531" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60531"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/QuirkyUnusualCottages/">Quirky Cottages</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-27561" class="columns-2 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-menu-ancestor current-page-parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-27561"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/">History Magazine</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-28959" class="column column-1 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent current-page-parent current_page_parent current_page_ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-28959"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/">The History Magazine</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-34252" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34252"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/">History of England</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34253" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34253"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/">History of Scotland</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34254" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34254"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/">History of Wales</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34255" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-28149 current_page_item menu-item-34255"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/" aria-current="page">History of Britain</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28961" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28961"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/">Culture UK</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28962" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28962"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/">Destinations UK</a></li> <li id="menu-item-59210" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-59210"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/KingsQueensofBritain/">Kings & Queens of Britain</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-28960" class="column column-2 gray menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-28960"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/">Living History Guide</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-34248" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34248"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/TradersMarket/">Trader’s Market</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34250" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34250"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/EventsDiary/">Events Diary</a></li> <li id="menu-item-34251" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-34251"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/ReenactorsDirectory/">Reenactors Directory</a></li> <li id="menu-item-58229" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-58229"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/PhotoGallery/">Living History Photo Gallery</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-68338" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-68338"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Family-History/">Family History</a></li> <li id="menu-item-27560" class="column-1 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-27560"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AboutHistoricUK/">About Historic UK</a></li> <li id="menu-item-58741" class="column-1 small-only menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-58741"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/ContactUs/">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-58742" class="column-1 small-only search-overlay-phone__open menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-58742"><a class="fadeout" href="#search-overlay">Search <i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul></div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> </div> <div class="container--expanded carousel__wrapper"> <div class="carousel carousel--header carousel--single"> <div class="item carousel__item"> <div class="carousel__background img-fit"> <img width="2048" height="1053" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us.jpg" class="attachment-super_duper size-super_duper" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-1366x702.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-1920x987.jpg 1920w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/about-us-1400x720.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /> </div> <div class="carousel__overlay"></div> <div class="carousel__caption carousel__caption--left"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="carousel__caption__content"> <h2>Explore our shared history…</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container--up container--push container--wide" role="main"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="content content--default content--indented"> <div class="content__inner"> <div class="breadcrumbs"> <ul> <li class="animate fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay="0.2s"> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/" target="">Home</a> </li> <li class="animate fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay="0.2s"> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/" target="">The History Magazine</a> </li> <li class="animate fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay="0.2s"> <span class="fadeout">The History of Britain Magazine</span> </li> </ul> </div>  <h1 class="animate fadeInUp">The History of Britain Magazine</h1> <div class="content__inner__text"> <p>Welcome to the History of Britain! The home nations share a varied and shared history unlike anywhere else, so we thought it only right to create a section dedicated to our mutual heritage.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pagination__anchor" id="bottom"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="menu-bar search search--multiselect text--center animate fadeInUp"> <form class="accommodation-filter article-filter" action="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/" method="get"> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <div class="search__filters search__filters--select search__filters--multiselect clearfix"> <label> <h4>Filter Articles by Type</h4> </label> <select name="filter[]" data-placeholder="All articles" data-allow-clear="true" data-tags="true" multiple="multiple"> <option value="0">All articles</option> <option value="102" >Historic Birthdates</option> <option value="103" >Kings & Queens</option> <option value="104" >Modern History</option> <option value="105" >On This Day...</option> <option value="106" >Shared History</option> <option value="107" >British Empire</option> <option value="108" >Prime Ministers</option> <option value="109" >World War One</option> <option value="110" >World War Two</option> <option value="1479" >Industrial Age</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="featured-articles"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-8 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Gold-Robbery-1855/"> <div class="featured-article featured-article--wide animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/train-1855-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">The Great Gold Robbery of 1855</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Mention the Great Train Robbery and everyone assumes that you mean the one in 1963, when a group of robbers including Ronnie Biggs, held up the Glasgow to London mail train. However there was another audacious Great Train Robbery in 1855 in which a large quantity of gold bullion was taken…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Gold-Robbery-1855/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Packet-Ship-Windsor-Castle/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/windsor-castle-2-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Packet vs. Privateer: The Victory of the Windsor Castle</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>A true-life David and Goliath story.</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Packet-Ship-Windsor-Castle/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Dic-Penderyn-Welsh-Martyr/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="268" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1024x429.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-300x126.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-768x321.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1536x643.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-2048x857.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1366x572.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1500x628.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MTRising-1920x804.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Dic Penderyn, Welsh Working Class Martyr</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Caught up in the midst of the Merthyr Risings of June 1831, young miner Dic Penderyn was tried and subsequently executed for a crime he did not commit. In death he has become a Welsh folk hero…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Dic-Penderyn-Welsh-Martyr/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Angels-Of-Mons/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/angels-mons-top-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">The Angels of Mons</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>At the start of the First World War, during the Battle of Mons on August 23, 1914 rumours arose and took root of a heavenly host of angels, armed with bows and arrows, that came to the rescue of the heavily outnumbered British soldiers. Veterans of the battle were reputed to have talked of St. George and the ghostly Bowmen of Mons…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Angels-Of-Mons/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Powder-Monkeys/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/powder-monkeys-top-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Powder Monkeys</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Admiral Lord Nelson’s decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar is well known. What is less well known is that without the powder monkeys, the brave young boys who ferried the gunpowder to the guns, this great victory could not have happened. </p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Powder-Monkeys/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Christmas-Truce-1914/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-truce-wire-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">The Christmas Truce 1914: When Peace Briefly Reigned on Earth</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>“And the guns fell silent on Christmas Eve … ” By December 1914, the war that was supposed to be over by Christmas was clearly far from it. Two entrenched armies were facing one another across No-Man’s Land. And then incredibly, on Christmas Eve carol singing broke out in the trenches. Slowly the two sides emerged and approached each other across No-Man’s Land…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Christmas-Truce-1914/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Marshalsea-Debtors-Prison-Dickens/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/marshalsea-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Dickens and Debt: the story of London’s Marshalsea Prison</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Charles Dickens’ novel ‘Little Dorrit’ is set within the Marshalsea Prison, where his own father was incarcerated and a place he knew well. This notorious, 500 year old prison was home to debtors, pirates, smugglers and other undesirables…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Marshalsea-Debtors-Prison-Dickens/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Camp-Followers/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="428" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1024x684.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1366x912.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1500x1002.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/camp-followers-1-1920x1282.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Women on the March: Camp Followers of the 17th and 18th Centuries</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Viewers of the Sharpe TV series, based on the books by Bernard Cornwell on the Peninsular War, will be very familiar with the baggage train of camp followers, the women who accompanied their menfolk on campaign. These women were the backbone of the army, their contributions often ignored…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Camp-Followers/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Mary-Wollstonecraft/"> <div class="featured-article animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mary-wollstonecraft-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Mary Wollstonecraft</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>Writer, political philosopher and advocate of women’s rights, Mary Wollstonecraft’s experiences in Britain and Revolutionary France inspired much of her work. Her personal life however was complicated and full of heartache…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Mary-Wollstonecraft/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-8 columns end"> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Naval-Wives-18th-19th-Century/"> <div class="featured-article featured-article--wide animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-article__background img-fit"> <img width="640" height="329" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1024x527.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-300x154.jpg 300w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-768x395.jpg 768w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-2048x1053.jpg 2048w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1366x703.jpg 1366w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1500x771.jpg 1500w, https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/naval-wives-1920x987.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </div> <div class="featured-article__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-article__caption"> <div class="featured-article__caption__content"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner"> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__title"><h3 class="animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s">Naval Wives: The Hidden Strength of the Royal Navy</h3></div> <div class="featured-article__caption__inner__text"><p>The important role of women on board ship during the Royal Navy’s heyday in the 1700s and 1800s has often been overlooked. As well as maintaining morale and caring for the men, many of these wives and girlfriends also worked as nurses and during battle, sometimes even as powder monkeys…</p> </div> </div> <a class="button animate fadeInDown fadeout" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Naval-Wives-18th-19th-Century/">read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="pagination-centered"><ul class='pagination'> <li><span aria-current="page" class=" current">1</a></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/2/">2</a></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/3/">3</a></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/4/">4</a></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/5/">5</a></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/6/">6</a></li> <li><span class='dots'>…</span></li> <li><a class="" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/39/">39</a></li> <li><a class="next" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/page/2/"><i class="icon-angle_right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="container--expanded featured-blocks__wrap"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="featured-blocks featured-blocks--bottom"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/" target=""> <div class="featured-block animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.1s"> <div class="featured-block__background img-fit"> </div> <div class="featured-block__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-block__caption featured-block__caption--left"> <h3>History of England</h3> <p>Click here for this month's articles in our History of England magazine.</p> <a class="button button--size-small animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/" target="" title="History of England">more details</a> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns "> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/" target=""> <div class="featured-block animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.2s"> <div class="featured-block__background img-fit"> </div> <div class="featured-block__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-block__caption featured-block__caption--left"> <h3>History of Scotland</h3> <p>Click here for this month's articles in our History of Scotland magazine.</p> <a class="button button--size-small animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/" target="" title="History of Scotland">more details</a> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns end"> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/" target=""> <div class="featured-block animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.3s"> <div class="featured-block__background img-fit"> </div> <div class="featured-block__overlay"></div> <div class="featured-block__caption featured-block__caption--left"> <h3>History of Wales</h3> <p>Click here for this month's articles in our History of Wales magazine.</p> <a class="button button--size-small animate fadeInUp" data-wow-delay="0.15s" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/" target="" title="The History of Wales Magazine">more details</a> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="container--expanded main-footer" id="main-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-10 medium-centered large-8 large-centered columns"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <div class="menu-wrap"> <nav class="footer__menu footer__menu--default" role="navigation"> <div class="footer__menu__wrap"><ul id="footer-one" class="footer__menu__items-list"><li id="menu-item-28963" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-28963"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AccommodationGuide/">Historic Accommodation</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-28964" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28964"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/BedBreakfasts/">Bed and Breakfasts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28966" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28966"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CastleHotels/">Castle Hotels</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28967" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28967"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CountryHouseHotels/">Historic Hotels</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28968" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28968"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HolidayCottages/">Historic Holiday Cottages</a></li> <li id="menu-item-72298" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72298"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LargeCottages/">Large Holiday Cottages</a></li> <li id="menu-item-72299" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72299"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottageswithPools/">Cottages with Private Pools</a></li> <li id="menu-item-73120" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-73120"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/WeddingEventVenues/">Historic Wedding & Event Venues</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <div class="menu-wrap"> <nav class="footer__menu footer__menu--default" role="navigation"> <div class="footer__menu__wrap"><ul id="footer-two" class="footer__menu__items-list"><li id="menu-item-27545" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor menu-item-has-children menu-item-27545"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/">History Magazine</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-60961" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-60961"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/KingsQueensofBritain/">Kings and Queens</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28978" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28978"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/">British Culture</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28979" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28979"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/">Historic Destinations</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28982" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28982"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/EventsDiary/">Events Diary</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28984" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28984"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/ReenactorsDirectory/">Reenactors Directory</a></li> <li id="menu-item-28985" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28985"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/LivingHistory/TradersMarket/">Trader’s Market</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <div class="menu-wrap"> <nav class="footer__menu footer__menu--default" role="navigation"> <div class="footer__menu__wrap"><ul id="footer-three" class="footer__menu__items-list"><li id="menu-item-27552" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-27552"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AboutHistoricUK/">Historic UK</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-27554" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-27554"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AboutHistoricUK/">About Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60571" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60571"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/AdvertiseWithUs/">Advertise</a></li> <li id="menu-item-60572" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60572"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/ContactUs/">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-63952" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63952"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/WriteforUs/">Write for Historic UK</a></li> <li id="menu-item-27553" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-27553"><a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Sitemap/">Sitemap</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-10 medium-centered large-8 large-centered columns"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-6 columns"> <div class="footer__copy"> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/TermsConditions/" target="">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CookiePolicy/" target="">Privacy & Cookie Policy</a> | <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/Blog/" target="">Blog</a> | </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns text--center"> <div class="footer__social"> <a class="no-underline" href="http://www.twitter.com/historicuk" target="_blank"><i class="icon-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> <a class="no-underline" href="http://www.facebook.com/HistoricUK" target="_blank"><i class="icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-10 medium-centered large-8 large-centered columns"> <div class="footer__copy" style="font-size:13px; line-height: 22px; color: #ccd6ca; position: relative; margin-top: 10px">Copyright © Historic UK Ltd. Company Registered in England No. 5621230. </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="overlay search-overlay" id="search-overlay"> <div class="search-overlay__inner"> <div class="search-overlay__form"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form search-form-inline" action="https://www.historic-uk.com/" onsubmit="return false;"> <label> <span class="visuallyhidden">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="inline-search-field" placeholder="Search …" value="" name="s" title="Search for:" /> </label> <button type="submit" class="inline-search-submit" onclick="return false;"/> <span class="visuallyhidden">Search</span> <span class="icon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> </form> <div class="search-overlay__popular"> <h3>Popular searches</h3> <ul> <li> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CastleHotels/" target="">Castle Hotels</a> </li> <li> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottagesbytheSea/" target="">Coastal Cottages</a> </li> <li> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CottageswithPools/" target="">Cottages with Pools</a> </li> <li> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/KingsQueensofBritain/" target="">Kings and Queens</a> </li> <li> <a class="fadeout" href="https://www.historic-uk.com/ContactUs/" target="">Contact Us</a> </li> </ul> </div>  </div> </div> <a class="search-overlay__close" href="#search-overlay"><i class="icon-remove" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/themes/historic/assets/js/libs.min.js?ver=1.0.6" id="wgd-libs-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wgd-js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wgd_params = {"ajax_url":"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","template_url":"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/wp-content\/themes\/historic","autocomplete_api":"property-locations.php"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.historic-uk.com/wp-content/themes/historic/assets/js/app.min.js?ver=1.0.2" id="wgd-js-js"></script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

The History of Britain Magazine | Historic UK