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The events leading up to the Spanish Armada?
The armada was the brainchild of Spain’s King Philip II. His reasons This meant that from Philip’s p…
Letter of marque – legal pirates
A letter of marque was given by governments in the 16,17 & 18th Centuries as a licence for a pri…
The history of Glasses
The picture above shows the first depiction of someone wearing glasses. That was in 1352, however w…
Do you know the story of Ignatius Sancho?
Ignatius was born on slave ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, his mother died not long after in the S…
The build up to the Battle of Hastings
At the start of 1066, England was ruled by King Edward the Confessor, he is remembered as the King w…
Was the Hanseatic League the forerunner to the EU?
When did it start? Would you believe that it started as early as the 12th Century when a group of …