A-Z of History

Welcome

History Revealed’s HQ in Bristol is surrounded by evidence of

Yesterday’s Papers

On 6 September 1972, the papers report the horror of

The Extraordinary Tale of…

What began as a land dispute between neighbouring rivals escalated

THE VICTORIANS

The Victorian period was a time of new technology, ideas

In Pictures: the Blitz

Between 7 September 1940 and May 1941, major British cities

Battlefield: Hampton Roads

Shortly after noon on 9 March 1862, the crews of

Who is Britain’s Greatest Queen?

Today is the day I have reigned longer, by a

History Makers: Genghis Khan

The year was 1162 and, somewhere in the unforgiving terrain

Ask the Experts

Social historian, genealogist and author of Mr Darcy’s Guide to

Britain’s Treasures

GETTING THERE: Turn off the A1 at Beal and take

Snapshots

A huge, peculiar, iron capsule is launched from the shore

I Read the News Today

Fifteen years before publishing his dystopian magnum opus Brave New

Graphic History

Bio The son of a mill owner, Peel went to

What Happened Next…

In his ‘annus mirabilis’, an unknown physicist publishes revolutionary discoveries,

Need to Know

Grandmother of Europe and, until now, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch (see

Timeline

Key moments of the Victorian EravTrace the major events of

All the World Under One Roof

The building’s iron pillars and girders were painted blue, yellow

Get Hooked

Visit the palatial holiday home, with its own private beach,

Great Adventures: the Voyage of the Batavia

The year was 1628, and the newly built 1,200-tonne Batavia

In a Nutshell

For some 900,000 years, humans may have been living in

On our Radar

For the first time, English Heritage presents Hadrian’s Wall Live

Past Lives

During World War I, my grandmother, Marjorie Secretan, worked as

Books

With another summer of sport drawing to a close, and

Letters

Pages 20 and 21 of the latest issue (What Happened