Mud, Blood & Splinters: Welcome to the Real Horror of Agincourt

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

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

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...

Barbour: The Unofficial Uniform of British Nationalists & Why the Right Wing Across Europe is Taking Notes

If you walk into any respectable right-leaning pub, country fair, or outdoor political gathering in Britain, you’ll more than likely spot the Barbour jacket. It’s not just a coat; it’s a statement....

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Mud, Blood & Splinters: Welcome to the Real Horror of Agincourt

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

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

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...

York Army Museum: A Bayonet-Charged Review

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...

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Barbour: The Unofficial Uniform of British Nationalists & Why the Right Wing Across Europe is Taking Notes

If you walk into any respectable right-leaning pub, country fair, or outdoor political gathering in Britain, you’ll more than likely spot the Barbour jacket. It’s not just a coat; it’s a statement....

Priced Out of Our Own Past: How English Heritage Has Made History a Luxury for Natives

England is a nation steeped in history. Our mighty castles, blood-soaked battlefields, stately homes, and ancient ruins that tell the story of a people who built, fought for, and shaped this land....

Containment Politics is Dying: Why Reform UK is a Speed Bump on the Road to Real Nationalism

For years, the British right has been held back by what many call "containment politics,’’ a carefully managed, media-approved safety valve that lets people vent their frustrations without ever threatening the status...

From Border Force TV to Reality: Why Remigration is Inevitable

There was a time, not so long ago, when Britons would sit in their living rooms, cups of tea in hand, watching as immigration officers raided illegal work sites and deported foreign...

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

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...

What Was It Really Like To Step Into an English Medieval Tavern?

If there’s something that’s fallen into shocking and sad disuse, it’s the concept of a tavern. Back in the day, it was de rigeur to rock up after a hard day’s riding,...

Ye Olde Starre Inne: Solid Bitter, Haunted Morgues & Civil Wars

With the scent of a freshly brewed York bitter in my nose, I stare out of the distorted window of Ye Olde Starre Inn and down the slanted alley that leads to...

Surviving English Civil War Pubs: An Ale-Splattered Adventure

One of the great things about England is that they have a bunch of pubs. Another great thing about England is that it has a genuine history because actual things happened here....

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

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...

An Englishman in Lom, Bulgaria: If These Waters Could Talk

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Medieval Words, Slang & Phrases We Still Use In Britain Today 

Linguistically speaking, the Middle Ages don’t seem like they’d be all that different from the way we speak today. After all, Shakespeare is perfectly comprehensible, right?  To that, we have a couple of...

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The English Civil War was, as might have been pointed out once or twice in the past 400 years, kind of a drag. There was a whole bunch of fighting and looting...

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If there’s something that’s fallen into shocking and sad disuse, it’s the concept of a tavern. Back in the day, it was de rigeur to rock up after a hard day’s riding,...

On The Witches’ Trail: 6 English Places Scarred By The Witch Hunts 

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