Black British Figures Significant To The 18th and 19th Century Traditional depictions of British history have often overlooked the significant presence and contributions of the African diaspora, which has been a part of Britain for centuries. Despite facing...
The combustion engine has recently come under environmental scrutiny, with the EU and UK set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars by 2035. From that point onwards, only pure electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles will be sold. While second-hand petrol...
King Harold And The Battle Of Hastings 958 years ago today, the Battle of Hastings was fought. It ended in defeat for the English King Harold II and a victory for the French Invader, William, Duke of Normandy. It effectively ended 500 years of Anglo-Saxon rule,...
How Orion’s Belt Was Used By To Navigate The Seas As the nights draw in, our attention naturally turns to the cosmos, which will dominate our skies for the next three months. So far, we haven’t been disappointed, with a Harvest supermoon and an unusual partial...
Gilgamesh: History’s First ‘Superhero’ Who doesn’t love a good hero story? We’re in a golden age of superheroes when it comes to the cinema. Every summer there’s a new costume-clad crime fighter here to dish out some justice and send the evil-doers on their way with a...
Supervolcanoes: A Snapshot While ‘super’ has become a popular (if somewhat over-used) word choice for expressing something overtly extra, in this case, its use as a prefix is entirely apt. ‘Supervolcanoes’ are a specific classification of volcano, referring to those...
