British history
Britain - United Kingdom History
Britain has played a major role on the world stage for so long it is difficult to imagine what the modern world would look like if this little group of islands off the coast of Europe had not been united through many long centuries of war, bitter rivalry, uneasy compromise and occasional trickery. There would not, for instance, be a United States of America. That great nation owes its birth in 1766 to the stubborn greed of a British government which refused to acknowledge the injustice of ta...

Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France and soon after of England, Her Life and Wonderful Adv
Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of my favourite historical characters. Eleanor of Aquitaine became Duchess at 15 years old, not long later, she became Queen of France, she got divorced a few years later and got married to the Duke of Normandy, Henry Plantagenet. Sadly for Eleanor, Henry would become King of England and she would cross the Channel to live in London. Eleanor of Aquitaine gave birth to the legendary Richard the Lionheart and the well known John Lackland, both Kings of England. Beca...

A Brief Biography of Sir Kenelm Digby
The Ultimate Renaissance Man
By: TheMeadMan Now the life and times of Sir Kenelm Diby is barely known but for a handful, and almost everyone that knows the name Digby are serious mead aficionados or very serious about British history. In his life he was a seriously prolific writer, he was a medical researcher, he was a fighter, he was a sailor with his own fleet of merchant vessels, he was an accomplished inventor, he did it all, and he did it with style. His time was a time when a "real" man had to strive to be the bes...

British History
British History - Romans to Victoriana
A snapshot of British History and architecture in the making looking at them through the ages from Roman castles to Victoriana railways and bridges. This Lens gives an overview for historical sites looking at their architecture and history including castles and Victorian structures; and nature sites across England. In particular it look at Britannia (Historic and Nature Sites in England), Bristol Architecture and History and English Castles with links on Squjidoo to relevant lenses for furth...