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Fairs on a frozen Thames
Behold the Liquid Thames frozen o’re,That lately Ships of mighty Burthen boreThe Watermen for want o…
The first self-propelling steam locomotive
Have you heard of Richard Trevithick? Richard Trevithick built the first self-propelling steam locom…
Singapore, another surrender we need to learn about!
Singapore, which is today an independent city state, but in 1942 was a jewel in the British Empire, …
A Catholic French Marshal without Royal Blood becomes King of Sweden
Would you believe that Sweden hasn’t been in a war since1818? This is an amazing story, which I thin…
The French invasion of Fishgard, yes, the town in Wales!
This is the weirdest invasion ever. Yes, they really did try to invade us through Wales! They made…
The Dutch invade England – The Glorious Revolution of 1688
The Dutch successfully invaded, in what has become one of the fibs of history, as it wasn’t called a…