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IK Brunel – was he our greatest engineer?

He has been described as one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history, one of the 19th-century engineering giants.  One of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, a man who changed… 

Who won the Battle of Britain?

Of course, the fighter pilots.  But they couldn’t have won without an awful lot of support. For example, at the beginning of the Battle of Britain the RAF had around 1,960 aircraft at its disposal… 

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 who built Westminster Abbey in London. Edward ruled over England with the help of the Witan. …