Today is the 74th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Washington which created the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO....

Guest post from Sarah Hayes, Museum Manager at the Coffin Works Museum in Birmingham for Women's History Month. The Coffin Works is...

On the morning of January 30th 1661 a crowd of hundreds assembled at Tyburn, London for a gruesome display. Tyburn had been the site of...

3rd September 1651 saw the last major battle in the wars of the three kingdoms, better known as the English Civil Wars. The Battle of...

During the pandemic I was three days into a new job and I had to make the unfortunate, and unpopular decision to cancel the Christmas...

Guest post from Charlotte Gallant, Archivist at the King Edward VI Foundation and former archivist at the British Motor Museum Have you...

"My lords and members of the house of c...." before the King can finish his introduction to the state opening of parliament he is...

Earlier today Liz Truss resigned and became the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history, not long after Rishi Sunak arrived at...

Today over a million people are expected to attend the Pride march in London, the first since the pandemic and the march is to be led by...

Apologies for the lack of posts recently, the last month has been pretty hectic at work and planning for our wedding next year. Back in...

Women’s philanthropy is a topic which is often overlooked in Northampton’s huge tapestry of history. In fact, women’s history in general...

On 28th July 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, on 1st September 1939 Germany invaded Poland and on 24th February 2022 Russia...

Today marks 70 years since the death of King George VI and the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II, after seven decades on the throne the...

Today's Prime Minister's Questions was definitely a dramatic affair - the weekly spectacle has become more entertaining than any fiction....

On October 23rd 1642 the first battle of the British Civil Wars between Parliament's forces and King Charles I took place at Edgehill in...

Guest blog from fellow historian Rob Smith Cape Coast Castle. The name is benign, pleasant even, betraying none of the true horrors of...

Last week saw the 400th Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. The journey of the Pilgrim Fathers is a cornerstone in the...

535 years ago the English woke to a new King and the start of a new dynasty which would eventually become the most famous in English...

560 years ago today a battle would take place in Northampton that would fundamentally change the course of English history and set in...

It was often said that the Pharaoh was Egypt and the belief that the king was at centre of the Egyptian universe was as old as the...