English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England Timeline
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Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen | British Biography - Britain …
WEBElizabeth Woodville, The White Queen. Elizabeth Woodville was one of 13 children born to Richard Woodville (later named Baron Rivers) and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of Henry V's brother John, Duke of Bedford. So, though the Woodville family certainly had connections Elizabeth was not considered nobility, a fact which would come to be quite ...
Atrebates Tribe in Iron-Age Britain - Britain Express
WEBThe Atrebates were a tribe of British Celts living in the area of modern Sussex, Berkshire, and Hampshire. During the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, they were among the most powerful of British tribes, maintaining strong links with related tribes in Gaul. When Julius Caesar planned his invasion of Britain in 55 BC, he used Commius, an Atrebatic ...
Early Christianity in England - Britain Express
WEBChristianity came at the pagan Anglo-Saxons from two directions. The Celtic Church, pushed back into Wales, Cornwall, and particularly Ireland, made inroads in the north from an early base on Lindisfarne Island. The Roman Catholic Church approached from the south, beginning with the mission of St.Augustine to Aethelbert, King of Kent, in 597.
Anglo-Saxon Architecture in England - Britain Express
WEBFor this reason most surviving examples of Anglo-Saxon architecture date from either 600-725 or 900-1050. Saxon church tower, Earls Barton, Northants. Unfortunately for posterity, most Saxon buildings were constructed of wood with wattle and daub walls. The depredations of the Danes left very few of these flammable buildings standing.
Clovelly, Devon | Historic Devon Guide - Britain Express
WEBThe Quay. Built in the 14th century, this curving stone quay partially encloses and protects anchorage for fishing and pleasure vessels. Depending on the tide you will see boats bobbing at anchor or stranded by the retreating water, chained from both ends of the quay so they don't get blown adrift.
The 39 Articles original text - Britain Express
WEBThe 39 Articles - original text. This is the full text of The 39 Articles. For an explanation of the background and importance of The 39 Articles, click here. THE ARTICLES OF RELIGION. Agreed upon by the Archbishops, Bishops, and the whole clergy of the Provinces of Canterbury and York, London, 1562. I.
Newhailes | History, Photos & Visiting Information - Britain Express
WEBNewhailes. In 1686 a successful architect named James Smith designed a house for his family near Musselburgh, calling it Whitehill. Smith was one of the foremost architects in late 17th century Scotland, designing major buildings including Hamilton Palace and Dalkeith Palace. From 1683 he acted as Surveyor of the King's works, in essence the ...
Keiss Castle, History & Photos | Historic Caithness Guide - Britain …
WEBKeiss Castle. The striking ruins of this picturesque 16th-century tower house stand on the edge of a sheer cliff less than a mile beyond Keiss village, on the northern end of Sinclair's Bay. There was a fortalice, or small fortification here during the late medieval period, but in the last years of the 16th century the 5th Earl of Caithness ...
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock, History & Photos | historic Ayrshire Guide
WEBDean Castle. Robert the Bruce gave lands at Kilmarnock to Sir Robert Boyd for his faithful service during the Scottish Wars of Independence. Around 1350 the Boyds built the first castle here, a simple stone keep. About 110 years later a 'Place', or Palace, was built beside the earlier tower keep at a time when Lord Boyd served as James III's ...
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