Robert's European History Blog

In which your Guide tackles a humerous look at English history. Was he amused? You'll have to read to find out.

The Cutty Sark, a British icon and major tourist attraction, suffered a major fire last week, which is still being investigated as arson. The ship was a tea clipper, a ... Read More

As one point the citizens of East Germany were the most spied upon in the world, with an estimated one in seven people being informers to the secret police: the ... Read More

During the week of 21st to 25th May historian Lynne Viola – author of The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin’s Special Settlements - will be blogging daily at ... Read More

Long term readers of this blog will know we love the rediscovery of missing history. Well, this week a traditional story of treasure hunting has emerged, after a US company ... Read More

The excavation of a graveyard in London, the capital of Britain, is forcing historians to rethink their dates. Historians have generally believed that London fell out of use around 400 ... Read More

This week a synagogue has opened in Estonia. Why, you might be thinking, is this newsworthy? The synagogue is the first – and only – to be located in Estonia ... Read More

When French Emperor Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814 he didn’t stay long, sneaking back to mainland Europe and beginning a short period of rule which ... Read More

The New York Times has published a column by David Brooks musing on how the character of modern Britain is formed primarily by the remembrance of history. It’s certainly a ... Read More

Cornell University is reporting research which purports to show that many Roman towns in Italy were built aligned with certain stars. The BBC are carrying a comment on this by ... Read More

This timeline is designed to accompany both our introductory French Revolution 101 and our Narrative History of the French Revolution, which explains events and puts them into context.

There is an unusual controversy in Canada this week over the wording of an exhibit in the Canadian War Museum. The display, which discusses the bombing campaign against Germany during ... Read More

A replica of the European ship which ‘discovered’ Australia is currently touring the country. The Dutch craft, called Duyfken, landed there in 1606l, beginning what we consider to be the ... Read More