John Taylor and Family History Mysteries
By Will Barber Taylor Family history can be a fascinating but at times a frustrating subject. It can consume hours without you ever learning anything about the person or families […]
Category Archives: Historical Articles
Cromwell’s Cruel Commonwealth
By Will Barber Taylor After Charles the First was captured by the Roundheads, he was put on trial. The trial was a show trial – the verdict of Charles’ […]
Canaletto: Italian Innovator
By Will Barber Taylor Canaletto is one of those artists that is associated with Italy and not least the part of his home city that bore his name – it’s […]
Causes of the English Civil War
By Will Barber Taylor The English Civil War helped to redefine England and its politics. As such, it is important that the causes of the war are explained. This short […]
Twelve spell binding Civil War locations
By Will Barber Taylor The English Civil War effected all areas of Britain; from the highest castle keep to the lowest Scottish crofter’s cottage. It can therefore be sometimes difficult […]
Perkin Warbeck – Prince or Pauper?
By Will Barber Taylor Perkin Warbeck is perhaps one of the most well known but reviled aspect of Tudor history. He has become part of the accepted myth of Tudor […]
Harry, England and Saint George! The Battle of Agincourt 600 Years On
By Will Barber Taylor We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so […]
The Stuarts: Political Propaganda or Lack of Focus?
By Will Barber – Taylor Recently BBC Two aired a documentary series entitled The Stuarts. First airing on BBC Two Scotland back in January and February, the series […]
The Music That Made Britain – Patriotism, Pleasure And Perfection In The 18th century Episode One Broadcast Date
Britain in the 18th century was an age of extremes: an era of elegance, roaring trade and enlightened idealism. At the same time it also suffered from depravity and […]
Eighteenth Century Britain: Majesty, Music And Mischief, a new season across BBC Two, BBC Four and Radio 3
The BBC has unveiled full details of Eighteenth Century Britain: Majesty, Music and Mischief, a major new season exploring the extraordinary transformation that took place across the arts throughout the […]
The Consulting Detective 