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Living off the Land: Principal campaigns and battles of the Hundred Years’ War 1339–1415
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Living off the Land: Principal campaigns and battles of the Hundred Years’ War 1339–1415
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Unsupported by fixed supply sources, the English army often resorted to seizing produce and money from the local French population during its various campaigns in in France during the Hundred Years’ War. Campaigns of deliberate pillaging for supplies, known as chevauchées, were also seen as a method of reducing the... More
Logan’s Cross Roads 19 January 1862
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Logan’s Cross Roads 19 January 1862
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When Confederate commander George Crittenden reached the emplacements of his subordinate Felix Zollicoffer’s in eastern Kentucky, he understood their peril. On a headland surrounded by the swollen Cumberland River, they were at grave risk of being trapped by Union General Thomas’s advance. With Union reinforcements due to arrive, Crittenden decided... More
Lombards in Italy 590–732
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Lombards in Italy 590–732
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The year 590 marked the death of Authari, king of the Lombards, a Germanic tribe that had originated in Scandinavia, who ruled much of the Italian peninsula from 568. His wife Theodelinda, a Bavarian princess, later remarried and did much to promote Nicene Christianity within Lombardian society. This was at... More
London 1800–1900
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London 1800–1900
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The 19th century saw London’s population grow from one million to nearly seven million inhabitants. There was huge immigration, notably Irish, and people flocked to the great metropolis seeking work. Initial building development along key main roads sprawled to become a mass of built-up areas while, further afield, the suburbs... More
London 1800–1900
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London 1800–1900
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In the 1820s London overtook Beijing as the world’s largest city. By 1900, it was a metropolis of almost seven million, and capital of a global empire of unprecedented scale. Headlong growth created notorious slums, and insanitary conditions resulted in a successive cholera epidemics (1831–66). In response to the ‘Great... More
London 1900–39
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London 1900–39
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The first part of the 20th century saw rapid geographical growth outside the County of London through suburban expansion into Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Surrey and Middlesex. Middle-class residents relocated to less built-up districts, seeking lower density suburban housing, while ‘Homes for Heroes’ were available for soldiers returning from war. The... More
London 1974
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London 1974
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Following a brief spike in the economy known as the ‘Barber Boom’ after the introduction of new economic measures in the 1972 budget, the UK economy had returned to a state of stagnation by 1974. High inflation led to strikes and a general rise in unemployment as UK manufacturing jobs... More
London and surrounding areas 1200–1500
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London and surrounding areas 1200–1500
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London was both the centre of English government and a hub of international trade, based on the tidal River Thames. Windsor Castle, originally built by William the Conqueror, was strategically located near the River Thames and Windsor Great Park, a royal hunting ground. It was extensively replenished and remodelled by... More
London c. 1700
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London c. 1700
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By the beginning of the 18th century, London was a sprawling metropolis of around 600,000, extending far beyond its original walled boundaries. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed around 60 per cent of the pre-existing, mainly wooden, housing stock. In the rebuilding, a city ordinance specified the use of stone... More
London Immigrants 1270–1350
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London Immigrants 1270–1350
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The Great Famine (1315–17) abruptly ended a population explosion in England that had seen the population almost triple since the time of the Domesday Book (1086). The population would recover, barely, before the Black Death wrought devastation of even greater magnitude (1348–50). Combined, these catastrophic events would stall, then reverse,... More
London Plan c. 190 CE
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London Plan c. 190 CE
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By 190 CE, Londinium had cemented its place as the capital city of Roman Britain. Although, following the Antonine plague, the city had passed its zenith in terms of size and population towards the first half of the second century, the infrastructure was demonstrative of its importance in the Roman... More
London’s Spiritual Rebuilding 1666
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London’s Spiritual Rebuilding 1666
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Christopher Wren’s design for a new St Paul’s Cathedral was approved on 27 August 1666, one week before the Great Fire destroyed the original. The rebuild still proved a tortuous process, with many opinionated and influential stakeholders. Work eventually began in 1675 and, to mounting disquiet, was not completed until... More