Winston Churchill is cheered by workers during a visit to bomb-damaged Plymouth on 2 May 1941

#Plymouth #theblitz #secondworldwar #britishhistory #winstonchurchill

#onthisday 1 May 1957 – A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34.

#britishhistory

Punch Goes to War: The End of Appeasement buff.ly/2RiwtlV #history #Twitterstorians #Britishhistory #Europeanhistory #fascism #Hitler #Mussolini #Stalin #MunichCrisis #WWII #appeasement #history #Twitterstorians #Britishhistory #Cartoons #illustrations #Punch #Churchill

#onthisday 1 May 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.

#britishhistory #mounteverest

Registration open for a conference I'm organizing 👇

Britain’s Contested Pasts: Divided Memories and Public Heritage, Wed 26 June University of Gloucestershire.

Registration is free, please share widely! #britishhistory #slavery #colonialism #decolonization #heritage

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'The Secret to the Queen of England's success' Created By ContentByContent #QueenElizabethII #BritishMonarchy #RoyalFamily #BuckinghamPalace #RoyalEvents #BritishHistory #RoyalCeremonies #QueensSpeeches #RoyalEngagements #CommonwealthRealms #WindsorCastle #RoyalTraditions

Three swords from a single owner collection consigned for our Summer Fine Arms & Armour auction antonycribb.com #oxfordshirelightinfantry #royalwelshfusiliers #matross #matross eshanger #infantrysword #militaryhistory #historylovers #britishhistory #armsandarmour #auction

#onthisday 2 May 1917 - HMS Derwent (1903) struck a German contact mine, off Le Havre, France, with the loss of 58 officers & men.

#lestweforget #remembrance #hmsderwent #britishhistory #royalnavy #firstworldwar Royal Navy Imperial War Museums The National Museum of the Royal Navy

During the Crimean War, the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854 saw a disastrous cavalry charge against Russian artillery at the Battle of Balaclava. Subscribe for more: warshorts.net #warhistory #worldhistory #historytime #crimea #warshorts #british history #british

#onthisday 1 May 1915 – The RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.

#rmslusitania #britishhistory

#otd 1 May 1820 – Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet & Prime Minister Lord Liverpool.

#Britishhistory #History #CatoStreet #Primeminister #lordliverpool

The Tudor Dynasty shaped England's history with its iconic monarchs and political intrigues. From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, their reigns left a lasting impact on the nation. #BritishHistory #Monarchy #HistoricalEvents

How Tony Blair's 'New Labour' changed the Labour Party substantially going into the future.

#tonyblair #tonyblair news #newlabour #newlabour project #labourparty #labourparty news #britishhistory #ukpolitics #uknews #ukhistory

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#OnThisDay April 24, 1953

Winston Churchill was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II becoming Sir Winston Churchill.

#americancivilwarandukhistory #britishhistory #winstonchurchill #queenelizabethii

My review of Christopher Hibbert’s Charles I: A Life of Religion War and Treason #CharlesI #BritishHistory #EnglishCivilWar #KingsofGreatBritain #ChristopherHibbert
History Book Reviews: TRAGIC LIFE AND REIGN jeremyshistoryreviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/tragic…

The Danish Conquest of England (980–1016):
🔘 England – Murder of King Edward (978)
🔘 Raids on the south and west coasts of England, taking advantage of the perceived weakness, began coming as early as 980.
🔘 The End of the Viking Age (1017–66)

#BritishHistory #Viking #England …

Remembering Lieutenant Charles Reginald Chamberlain Bean 🇬🇧

1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment.

Death: 26 October 1914, Ypres, Western Front.

CWGC family information: Son of C. E. Bean, F.R.C.S., and Mrs. Bean, of Plymouth.

#lestweforget #remembrance #britishhistory …

I get to perform at some fabulous venues! Today I had the pleasure of performing at a wedding at The Commandery, Worcester.
Stunning venue, steeped in history with lovely staff.
#violin #violin ist #popviolin #rockviolin #violin player #classicalviolin #worcester #britishhistory

Remembering Lieutenant Robert Arthur Douglas McCulloch 🇬🇧

1st Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).

Death: 2 May 1915, Ypres, Western Front.

#lestweforget #remembrance #Britisharmy #britishhistory #firstworldwar British Army 🇬🇧 National Army Museum Commonwealth War Graves 📷 Imperial War Museums

The Tudor Dynasty shaped England's history with its iconic monarchs and political intrigues. From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, their reigns left a lasting impact on the nation. #TudorDynasty #BritishHistory #Monarchs