British history

British history

Contributors in British history

British history

The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the interregnum period of the Commonwealth of England ...

Interregnum (England)

History; British history

The English Interregnum was a period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England from 1649 to 1660. The period began with the overthrow ...

Tudor dynasty

History; British history

The Tudor dynasty, or House of Tudor, was a European royal house of Welsh origin that ruled the Kingdom of England from 1485 to 1603. In all, there were five Tudor monarchs and the line came to an ...

bedlam

History; British history

chaos - after the London mental institution founded originally as a religious house by Simon Fitzmary in 1247, and converted into the 'Bethlehem Hospital' for lunatics by Henry VIII.

blighty

History; British history

england (esp when viewed by an Englishman overseas) - from foreign service in colonial India, the Hindu word 'bilayati' meant 'foreign' or 'European'.

George III of England

History; British history

He was king of England from 1760 to 1820, it is during his reign that the American colonies were lost, it is a highly suspected that he suffered from a hereditary disease porphyria. They had to look ...

Sutton Hoo

History; British history

Sutton Hoo is the site of two cemeteries in Suffolk, UK, and is well-known for the undisturbed ship burial featuring a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artifacts of outstanding historical value, which are now ...