Georgian/Victorian Britain
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The Last Expedition
Daniel Liebotwitz & Charlie Pearson's book about the last and most controversial African expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley.
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Richard William Howard Vyse
Soon after its discovery in 1837, the Sarcophagus of Menkaura was lost when the ship carrying it, the Beatrice, disappeared in or near the Mediterranean.
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How to Collect British Napoleonic Figures
Collecting Napoleonic wargaming figures is a relaxing hobby and a great way to learn about the history of the Napoleonic Wars. The first step is deciding on figure size.
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Thomas Crapper
For most of British history, people used privies or holes to relieve themselves, but the Victorian era saw a host of new inventions to address the growing problem.
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Henry & John Fielding
Together the brothers Henry and John Fielding created London's first police force.
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Royal Marines
Essentially soldiers at sea, the Royal Marines of the British Navy achieved their lasting fame serving under the great commanders Nelson and Cochrane.
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Writing Boxes
Called Jefferson Boxes in America, the writing box was a staple piece of furniture of the wealthy in Georgian and Victorian Britain.
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1812 at Sea
In 1812, the small American navy, led by the ships USS Constitution and USS United States would shock the Royal Navy.
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Scottish Highlander
The weapons and uniforms of the highlanders who served in North America during the French and Indian War
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Fusilier Cooper
Part of the Leonaur Eyewitness to War Series, Fusilier Cooper is an account of John S. Cooper as he marches through the Peninsular Campaign and the Battle of New Orleans.
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Claude Duval (1643-70)
After Dick Turpin, the foreign born Claude Duval was probably England's most famous Highwayman.
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The First Boer War
The First Boer War consisted of just three major battles: Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte, and Majuba. All three proved to be humiliating defeats for the overconfident British
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The Victorian Funeral
The Victorian view of death was quite different than our modern perception and this was reflected in their funeral practices.
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Zulu
One of the best British action movies ever made, Zulu launched the career of Michael Caine and insured that the Battle of Rorke's Drift was not forgotten.
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The Battle of Khambula
After the Lord Chelmsford's disaster at Isandlawana, Colonel Henry Evelyn Wood restored British military supremacy in Zululand.
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Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Made famous by Rudyard Kipling's poem, fuzzy-wuzzy, the Beja Warriors came from an ancient people and were one of Britain's most fearsome colonial enemies.
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Queen Victoria’s Christening
On June 21, 1819 the heir to the throne of England was christened, Alexandrina Victoria. To her father, the name was an insult.
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The Death of General Gordon
Thanks to a painting by George William Joy, The Death of General Gordon, is one of the iconic images of Victorian Imperialism, but did it really happen that way?
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The Gordon Relief Expedition
In 1885, General Lord Wolseley led a desperate race across the Sudan, in order to try and save General Gordon and the city of Khartoum.
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General Charles Gordon
One of the best known figures in the Victorian military during life, he would become even more famous after his death at the fall of Khartoum during the first Sudan War.
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Birth of Queen Victoria.
The Death of Princess Charlotte put a great question mark on the succession of the English throne.
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Birth of the Victoria Cross
The history and mystery of the world's most famous military medal
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The Battle of Vinya-Njara
Best known for his expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone, Stanley tore a bloody path across Africa and nearly lost his life at the remote village of Vinya-Njara.
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Isandlwana
In 1879 Lord Chelmsford opened the Zulu War with a complicated five-pronged attack. It would lead to one of the great disasters in British colonial history.
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The London Necropolis Railway
In 1854 a new railway service opened in London. It ran only one train a day and its only stop was a cemetery.
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