|History of England
English history and culture, from the earliest prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge, to Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxon England, Medieval Britain, the Tudors, Stuarts, Georgian Britain, and the Victorian period.
English History and Heritage
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History of Britain - full text of the 1912 book 'A History of the British Nation' - in-depth history of Britain and the Empire
English Architecture - The story of English architecture, from prehistoric monuments to the 20th century, covering the evolution of period styles and major buildings to visit in England.
Discounted Historic Hotels
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
Celebrate the best of British Heritage in our annual
British History Quiz
Two of William the Conqueror's sons became kings of England. Who was the third son?
He was named Duke of Normandy after William died in 1087
He was defeated at Tinchbrai in 1106 and imprisoned for the rest of his life
This Day in British History
22 August, 1138
Battle of the Standard
Archbishop Thurlstan of York leads English army behind banners of saints, to defeat Scots under David I