A steady process of immigration and union saw Wales joined to England by 1301, Scotland in 1603 and by legislative union in 1707, and Ireland in 1801. Since then fragmentation has begun, with the Irish Free State breaking away in 1922, and increasingly successful campaigns for Welsh and Scottish independence.
History of England - Information on the History of England
A profile of England's famous Tudor dynasty.
Why not take a guess and then see if you're right?
The Poll Tax caused riots and contributed to the downfall of a Prime Minister, all recently.
As the British Empire declined, a new organisation emerged: The Commonwealth.
A profile of The Domesday Book, one of England's oldest and most iconic documents.
This page indexes onsite bibliographic information about English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish history.
It is no exaggeration to describe the fire which started in London on September 2nd 1666 as 'Great'. The city had suffered large blazes before and after, but none came close to the four days and nights of constant fire which raged through over four hundred acres of densely packed housing, stores and workplaces. This is what happened...
The history behind the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London, better known as Beefeaters.
A listing of the Member Nations of the Commonwealth.
A Profile of Saint Benedict Biscop, an important figure in the early history of the Christian church in north England, thanks to his importation of Roman ideas.
A chronological list of England's rulers, including the little mentioned Louis.
Edgar II, The Aetheling, was an uncrowned king of England in 1066.
