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1 day ago · The first decade of Elizabeth’s reign was relatively quiet, but after 1568 three interrelated matters set the stage for the crisis of the century: the queen’s refusal to marry, the various plots to replace her with Mary of Scotland, and the religious and economic clash with Spain.
1 day ago · By the beginning of the 17th century, it contained more than a quarter of a million people and by the end nearly half a million, most of them poor migrants who flocked to the capital in search of work or charity. London was the centre of government, of overseas trade and finance, and of fashion, taste, and culture.
3 days ago · Godfrey-Smith told The Hill. Human activity has reshaped every aspect of natural life on Earth — from clearing land to acidifying the oceans and filling the air with planet-heating,...
1 day ago · The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States in 1776 during the Revolutionary War.
4 days ago · Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. A series of extracts from the early archives of the City, arranged in chronological order. Much of the material is drawn from the Letter Books of the City. British History Online (no series).
1 day ago · United Kingdom - Britain from 1754 to 1783: Henry Pelham died in 1754 and was replaced as head of the administration by his brother, the duke of Newcastle. Newcastle was shrewd, intelligent, and hard-working and possessed massive political experience.
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2 days ago · With the outbreak of Edward's first Welsh war in 1277, Chester was made one of the three military commands from which Llywelyn's principality was attacked; royal forces operating from the city under the command of William de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, quickly brought northern Powys to submission. (fn. 32) As in previous campaigns, workmen, sold...
