History Articles
Explore our collection of history articles covering historic events, forgotten disasters, remarkable people, legendary battles, historical mysteries and extraordinary true stories from across the centuries.
From medieval history and Victorian Britain to ancient civilisations, military conflicts and unusual moments from everyday life, Histemoriae brings the past to life through engaging storytelling and historical research.
Our Most Recent History Articles
Discover the latest additions to Histemoriae.
The Great War - A Soldiers Diary
The Stories History Often Forgets
History in Seconds
When Television Came to Britain
The Night the Dead Came Home
Christmas at War
A Christmas Carol
Britain's Other Army in WW2
The Battle of Britain
Life in Leicester's Shoe Factories
The Summer of '76
Life in Leicester's Working-Class Districts
The Jules Rimet Trophy Theft
The Great London Smog of 1952
When the River Thames Froze
Privateers - The Legal Pirates of the High Seas
Everyday Life in Tudor England
William Wallace - Scotland's Legendary Hero
The Battle of Isandlwana
The London Beer Flood of 1814
The Year Summer Never Arrived 1816
The Christmas Day Truce 1914
Matthew Hopkins - The Witch Finder General
The Crystal Palace Fire (1936) - The Night London's Icon Burned
Eyam and the Plague
Newgate Prison - London's Most Notorious Jail
Female Pirates - Anne Bonny & Mary Read
The Pirate Republic of Nassau
The Great Fire of London
The Great Molasses Flood (1919) - Boston's Sweet Disaster
The Dancing Plague of 1518
