English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England Timeline
WEBA timeline of all the kings and queens of England from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Who reigned when? Part of the English History guide at Britain Express.
Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen | British Biography - Britain …
WEBElizabeth Woodville, The White Queen. Elizabeth Woodville was one of 13 children born to Richard Woodville (later named Baron Rivers) and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of Henry V's brother John, Duke of Bedford. So, though the Woodville family certainly had connections Elizabeth was not considered nobility, a fact which would come to be quite ...
List of Castles in England | A Gazetteer of English Castles
WEBActon Burnell Castle. Alnwick Castle. Appleby Castle. Arundel Castle. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle. Auckland Castle. Aydon Castle. Baconsthorpe Castle. Bamburgh Castle.
The 39 Articles original text - Britain Express
WEBThe 39 Articles - original text. This is the full text of The 39 Articles. For an explanation of the background and importance of The 39 Articles, click here. THE ARTICLES OF RELIGION. Agreed upon by the Archbishops, Bishops, and the whole clergy of the Provinces of Canterbury and York, London, 1562. I.
Anglo-Saxon Britain - map and history - Britain Express
WEBEarly Anglo-Saxon Britain. Saxon Britain 600-900 AD. Settlement. We know very little of the first few hundred years of the Anglo-Saxon, or "English", era, primarily because the invaders were an illiterate people. Our earliest records of them are little more than highly inventive lists of rulers. We know that they established separate kingdoms ...
Rob Roy Biography | The Famous Scottish Outlaw - Britain Express
WEBRob Roy Biography. Born Glen Gyle, 1671, died Inverlochlarig, 1734. Robert MacGregor was born at Glen Gyle, at the western end of Loch Katrine, in the Trossachs region of Central Scotland. His popular moniker 'Rob Roy' comes from the Celtic for 'Red Robert', a reference to his red hair. His father was Donald MacGregor, and his mother was ...
Brigantes Tribe in Iron-Age Britain - Britain Express
WEBThe Brigantes were a tribe - or perhaps more accurately a loose confederation of related tribes - of British Celts inhabiting almost all of the area between the Humber and the Tyne. The name of the tribe springs from the Celtic goddess Brigantia. Brigantine society was primarily pastoral, in contrast with their southern Celtic neighbours.
Oxford's Rivers - Thames and Cherwell - Britain Express
WEBAvailable: daily, mid March - mid October, 10.00-dusk. Contact: 01865 515978. IPG Marine, Boat Station, Head of the River Pub, Folly Bridge. Punts, rowing boats and outboard motor boats for hire on the River Thames. Available: mainly weekends April, May and October; daily June -- September (subject to weather) 11.00-18.00.
The Provisions of Oxford, 1258 - Britain Express
WEBThe Provisions of Oxford was a document outlining reforms to English Common Law. The reforms reinforced and refined many of the principles laid down in the Magna Carta, paving the way for greater rights and freedoms for free men under the laws of the realm. Under the Provisions, royal authority was curtailed, foreign advisors expelled, corrupt ...
British Pub Signs - a history of pub names in Britain - Britain Express
WEBNowadays, the more modern sports are represented by names like the Cricketers’ Arms, the Anglers’ Rest or the Huntsman. Often the predominant trade of the area would give the pub its name. The Golden Fleece is a reflection of the local wool trade. The Coopers’, Bricklayers’, Saddlers’ and Masons’ Arms are commonplace signs.