By Tim Lambert Ivan the Terrible is remembered as a cruel tyrant although he also strengthened Russia. (When Ivan was born Russia was much smaller than it is now and much less powerful). Ivan was born on 25 August 1530. His father was Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow. However, the Grand Prince died in… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Ivan the Terrible
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Tyrants in History
By Tim Lambert There have been many tyrants in history and they were responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people. Here are some of the most infamous tyrants. Queen Mary Of England Mary Tudor was Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon’s daughter. Mary was born on 18 February 1516. However, Catherine fell from… Continue reading Tyrants in History
A Brief History of The Spanish Armada
By Tim Lambert The Spanish Armada was a great fleet of ships launched by the Spanish in 1588. There were many reasons for the war between Spain and England. In 1562 John Hawkins started the English slave trade. He transported slaves from Guinea to the West Indies. However, in 1568 the Spaniards attacked Hawkins and… Continue reading A Brief History of The Spanish Armada
The Second World War
By Tim Lambert 1939 On 1 September 1939, the German army invaded Poland. So began the Second World War. At that time the USA was the most powerful country in the world but it was resolutely neutral. The USSR was the second most powerful industrial nation but Stalin, its leader, had made a nonaggression pact… Continue reading The Second World War
Weapons in the First World War
By Tim Lambert In the First World War, both sides dug trenches and laid barbed wire in front of them. It meant that the defending side was at a great advantage. They were protected by their trenches while the attacking side, advancing on foot were very vulnerable to fire from rifles and machine guns. It… Continue reading Weapons in the First World War
Women in the Ancient World
By Tim Lambert Women in Sumer Sumer was the world’s first civilization. It arose in what is now Iraq about 3,500 BC. Sumerian women could own property such as land and slaves. They could also own businesses. Women could be witnesses in court the same as men. Some Sumerian women could read and write. Some… Continue reading Women in the Ancient World
A Brief History of the Poor Law
By Tim Lambert The Poor in Tudor Times In Tudor times there were thousands of people without jobs wandering around looking for work. There were also disabled beggars. Some people pretended to be mad or disabled to beg. Tudor governments tolerated people who were disabled begging. However, they did not tolerate able-bodied people without jobs… Continue reading A Brief History of the Poor Law
Women in the Middle Ages
By Tim Lambert Women’s jobs in the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages, women spun wool and they did cooking and cleaning. Women washed clothes, baked bread, milked cows, fed animals, brewed beer, and collected firewood! In the Middle Ages, some women were spinners, brewers, jewelers, parchment makers, and glovers. In Medieval towns, women often… Continue reading Women in the Middle Ages
Women in the 19th Century
By Tim Lambert Women’s Jobs in the 19th Century During the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution transformed life in Britain and in other countries in Europe and North America. By the end of the century, life was becoming more and more comfortable for most women. In the 19th century at least 80% of the population… Continue reading Women in the 19th Century
Women in the 18th Century
By Tim Lambert Education for Girls in the 18th Century In the 1700s girls from well-off families went to boarding schools. Poor girls sometimes went to dame schools where they were taught to read and write. Additionally, in some towns, there were charity schools known as blue coat schools due to the colour of their… Continue reading Women in the 18th Century