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Matilda: The greatest king England never had

7 March 2019 By Catherine Hanley

Armoured queen fighting helmeted men in battle

Catherine Hanley writes for Historia about Empress Matilda, the greatest king England never had.

England’s First Great Naval Victory

24 August 2018 By Catherine Hanley

On the anniversary of the Battle of Sandwich, Catherine Hanley tells all about England’s first great naval victory. When we think of battles at sea between England and France, our minds tend to be drawn to the Georgian era and the victories of Nelson’s navy. But it is a little-known fact that the first great […]

The Battle That Saved England

20 May 2017 By Catherine Hanley

Catherine Hanley on the 800th anniversary of the Battle of Lincoln.  In May 1217 the realm of England was in chaos. A year previously Louis, heir to the throne of France and a renowned warrior, had invaded; he had been invited by English nobles unhappy with King John’s broken promises. He declared that the crown […]

England’s Forgotten King

19 May 2016 By Catherine Hanley

Exactly 800 years ago, a Frenchman set sail from the north-west of his country with an army of conquest. His plan was to cross the Channel, claim England as his own and have himself crowned king. Oaths had been sworn to him and he considered the throne to be his by right. Yes: 800 years […]

Magna Carta

15 June 2015 By Catherine Hanley

‘[Magna Carta is] the Bible of the English Constitution.’ William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister, 1766–68 ‘The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human history. It permeated the ancient life of early peoples. It blazed anew in the Middle Ages. It was written in Magna Charta.’ US president […]

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