England: The Broad Street Pump (Cholera) – Extra History
In this Extra History series we learn about John Snow, his quest to find the cause of a cholera outbreak and the beginning of the Sanitary Movement.
Tagged: UK
Post tagged “UK” look at the United Kingdom in current and previous form. This includes and is in this context used as a synonym for: the British Empire, Great Britain, England.
A Brief History of the Royal Family
In his newest video 9 minute video GGP Grey does a speed-run through all British Kings and Queens since the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Breaking the Enigma Code – Alan Turing
I have recently watched the movie The Imitation Game. The movie is about Alan Turing and how he was the key player to break the code of the German Enigma Machine in World War II. In this article I have collected Information and videos about Allen Turing, The Enigma machine and how the Enigma code was ultimately broken.
South Sea Bubble – Extra History
Extra Credits have recently finished their 4th Extra History series about the South Sea Bubble. This is a fascinating piece of British history that I had never heard of before.
The History that Inspired Game of Thrones
Of course the acclaimed TV series Game of Thrones is not a historical drama – far from it. However it took some inspiration from a very interesting period of medieval English history. The Wars of the...
The Road to World War I – part 2: Recommended Podcasts
In this second part of recommended media about the road to World War I, we will look at two excellent audio podcasts. The BBC produced a lot of high quality audio content for the 100th anniversary...
Ten Things That Were Different in 1914
In 1914, at the start of World War I, Europe and in fact the whole world looked very different from the world we know today, over a hundred years later. We look at 10 things that were fundamentally different. Technology...
The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England? GGP Grey has the perfect explanation in this 5 minute video. His YouTube channel has no particular focus on history...
