Tag: United Kingdom
The Shakespeare Authorship Question: Snobbery and Wishful Thinking
Shakespeare was a genius. His plots may have been stolen, his knowledge of the worlds about which he wrote flawed and incomplete, but his poetry and his genius as a weaver of…
Cornish Ruin known as “King Arthur’s Hall” is Millennia Older than Thought
A team of researchers from St Andrew’s University in Scotland have made an astonishing discovery regarding an ancient ruin at the other end of the country. The rectangular earthworks known locally as…
Penny for the Guy? Guy Fawkes and the Plot to Kill King James
Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot! I know of no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Read moreInterested in the Killing: Jack Ketch’s Infamous TradeFor children…
Robin Hood: What Is It About this Folk Hero?
The story of Robin Hood is a familiar one to almost everyone. His campaign of defiance from his hideout in Sherwood Forest against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and his master “Prince”…
The Wreck of HMS Trooper: Lost WW2 Sub Rediscovered
HMS Trooper was born into the heart of conflict. Laid down in 1940 and launched in 1942, she was thrown into the heart of the Second World War and the Battle for…
Cannibalized Remains of HMS Terror’s First Officer Identified
The story of the ships HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, and the doom that awaited them in Canada’s frozen north, is among the most harrowing in history. The two ships, and the…