On November 20th 2017 Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip will celebrate their Platinum wedding anniversary, the longest Royal marriage in British history. Her Majesty the Queen described Prince […]
Lest We Forget- “We remember WWI in black and white – But they lived it in colour”
Remembrance. ‘Lest We Forget’- Lord Kipling Every year, we come together to remember the brave men and women of our armed forces that have given their lives defending our country […]
When Scott met Simon: Reflecting on 35 years since the Falklands Conflict
2017 marks a momentous year for British Military history as we commemorate 100 years since the Third Battle of Ypres and also the 35th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict. As […]
Lest We Forget: A Mark of Respect to Ypres
2017 marks 100 years since the Third Battle of Ypres, one of the bloodiest campaigns of the First World War. According to Adam Hochschild, author of the book “To End All […]
A Day in the Life of a WW1 Soldier
The History 2017 marks 100 years since the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. The previous two battles were initiated by the Germans against the […]
5 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT
The London Mint Office Commemorates the Falklands Conflict This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict. Here are some facts you may not have known: 1: The Falkland […]
THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES: MUD AND MADNESS IN FLANDERS FIELDS
It was mud, mud, everywhere: mud in the trenches, mud in front of the trenches, mud behind the trenches. Every shell-hole was a sea of filthy oozing mud. I suppose […]
GEORGE VI’S CORONATION – 80TH ANNIVERSARY
12th May 1937 Following the death of King George V in January 1936, perhaps the greatest royal crisis occurred, when the newly-crowned King Edward VIII proposed marriage to American socialite and […]
LONDON MINT OFFICE EXCLUSIVE: DID A ROMAN COIN INSPIRE THE BRILLIANT DESIGN OF ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST RECOGNISED COINS?
LONDON MINT OFFICE EXCLUSIVE: DID A ROMAN COIN INSPIRE THE BRILLIANT DESIGN OF ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST RECOGNISED COINS? 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of Britain’s most famous gold […]
10 FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
January the 24th 2017 marks 52 years since the death of Sir Winston Churchill, the man at the helm of Great Britain during World War II. Best known for his blunt […]