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I was born in a little-known corner of England where my ancestors were a hearty blend of famine-fleeing Irishmen and sailor-killing smugglers. From a young age, some of my teachers remarked that I had ‘’an unusual obsession with macabre history and showed little to no interest in the schoolwork provided for me.’’ Well, if only they could see me now! For the past decade, I’ve been running this self-styled British empire in my own corner of the internet that has earned a beloved following of people who range from mildly curious and eccentric to the downright weird, and I love all of them equally.
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Mud, Blood & Splinters: Welcome to the Real Horror of Agincourt

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Forget the Shakespeare speeches. Forget Kenneth Branagh shouting “once more unto the breach” with his chin in the air. The Battle of Agincourt, fought on a cold, soaked morning in northern France...

Blood & Iron: The Gruesome Truth of the First Scottish War of Independence

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Hollywood gave us Braveheart. Mel Gibson in war paint, freedom speeches, slow-motion charges across the heather. Stirring stuff — but clean, palatable, and wrapped in the myth of noble resistance. The truth? The...

Secrets Below the Sandstone: Walking Through The Smuggler History of Wallasey

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Long before Wallasey became a quiet coastal suburb perched on the north-eastern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, it was a haven for outlaws, rogues, and opportunists. In the shadow of Liverpool’s rising...

The Blue Boar Tavern, York: A Gritty Pint with Dick Turpin’s Ghost

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York is a city thick with history, the kind of place where you can feel the weight of centuries pressing in around you. But few spots capture the raw, unpolished grit of...

York Army Museum: A Bayonet-Charged Review

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If you’ve ever wanted a no-nonsense, blood-soaked, gunpowder-stinking dive into Britain’s military history, then the York Army Museum is where you need to be. This place doesn’t waste time with modern, woke...

6 Unmissable Medieval Games Set In England 

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The Middle Ages are a fascinating period, filled with scheming, treachery, inquisitions, heretics, wars, forbidden romances, and much, much more. It’s naturally an era ripe for exploration, particularly in the world of...

Pray As Hard As You Train: A Russet-Coated Look at the New Model Army

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The Parliamentarians who ruled England from 1653 until 1660 implemented many hitherto unforeseen changes in the island nation. They abandoned the concept of absolute monarchy (unthinkable at the time), instituted parliamentarian rule,...

Britain’s Women Warriors Who Weren’t Shy ABout Shedding Blood

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Let’s face it – Britain has a reputation when it comes to fierce women warriors. About 95% of that reputation goes (whether deservedly or not) to Boudicca – or Boadicea to her...
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I was born in a little-known corner of England where my ancestors were a hearty blend of famine-fleeing Irishmen and sailor-killing smugglers. From a young age, some of my teachers remarked that I had ‘’an unusual obsession with macabre history and showed little to no interest in the schoolwork provided for me.’’ Well, if only they could see me now! For the past decade, I’ve been running this self-styled British empire in my own corner of the internet that has earned a beloved following of people who range from mildly curious and eccentric to the downright weird, and I love all of them equally.
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