Early Modern History
The Pilgrim Fathers
On 16th September 1620 The Mayflower left the port of Plymouth on the south western point of England carrying 102...
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The Mary Rose
When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 he inherited a fleet of ships that comprised the English navy....
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Mongolfier Brothers – First Manned Flight
Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier were two brothers who worked in their father's paper mill. They were not particularly...
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Second Battle of Newbury
The second battle of Newbury was an indecisive battle fought between the Royalists led by Charles I and Parliamentarians led...
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Martin Luther 95 Theses
Martin Luther was a German monk who was fiercely critical of the Catholic church. On 31st October 1517 he made...
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Perkin Warbeck Pretender to the Throne
Perkin Warbeck, son of a poor burgess from Tournai, was hanged for trying to escape captivity on 23rd November 1499....
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The Battle of Solway Moss
In 1502 James IV of Scotland had forged a peace treaty with England and married Henry VII's daughter Margaret. Henry...
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Bloody Mary Queen of England
Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, has the misfortune of being remembered as 'Bloody Mary'. Mary...
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Catherine the Great
Catherine was born Sophia Augusta Frederika of Anhalt-Zerbst on April 21st 1729. Her father was a minor German prince. At...
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution is the name given to the taking over of the English throne in 1688 by William of...
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