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Five Days on San Carlos Water

San Carlos Water was the site of a major battle between aircraft and ships that lasted for five days in

Henry’s remarkable success against the French in battle is well known, but it is not generally realised how close he

In the early 1950s, many parts of Africa were looking to throw off the colonial rule of their European masters

King Henry’s heavy taxes to pay for his dynastic ambitions in Europe, plus bad weather and widespread famine, provoked civil

King Edward II had infuriated his barons by his refusal to consult with them or take their advice and instead

Despite a bitter campaign to preserve Welsh independence, Llywelyin and David were finally killed. The Welsh would have to wait

Edward was born in 1003AD in Islip, Oxfordshire, the son of Ethelred and Emma of Normandy. He was just ten

History has been less than kind to Richard who had for many years been a loyal supporter of his brother

Every schoolboy knows of Harold’s defeat at Hastings. How different that outcome might have been had Harold not been distracted

Just a few hundred yards from the Pantheon in Paris, tourists who wander slightly astray will happen upon a narrow