Join me for my weekly informal chat about British history.
No pictures, no script, just me talking about the events that happened in British history.
Join in the chat, ask questions and share you views and knowledge.
I will be picking on a few of the following events from British history:
7 Apr 1739 Dick Turpin hanged at York
8 Apr 1838 Maiden voyage of SS Great Western
8 Apr 1898 The Battle of Atbara
8 Apr 1904 Entente Cordiale signed
9 Apr 1413 Henry V crowned
9 Apr 1747 Last execution by beheading (Lord Simon Fraser Lovat)
9 Apr 1806 Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
9 Apr 1838 The National Gallery opened
9 Apr 1917 The Battle of Arras began
9 Apr 1940 The Battle of Narvik began
10 Apr 1814 The Battle of Toulouse
10 Apr 1912 RMS Titanic sets sail on Maiden voyage
11 April 1612 Last heretic burnt at the stake
11 Ape 1689 William & Mary crowned
12 April 664 The Synod of Whitby
12 Apr 1606 Union Flag (Jack) is adopted on English & Scottish ships
13 Apr 1668 Britain’s first poet laureate, John Dryden, appointed.
13 Apr 1868 The Battle of Magdala (Abyssinia)
13 Apr 1919. Amritsar (Jallianwala bagh) massacre
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The Battle of Atbara (Sudan 1898)
https://youtu.be/znLaMH6Ndyo
The Birkenhead Disaster
https://youtu.be/epOcZCafPvI
The Stories They Didn’t Tell You About This Ship
https://youtu.be/CmT-FgRJZHo
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My name is Chris Green and I love to share stories from British history. Not just because they are interesting but because, good or bad, they have shaped the world we live in today.
History should not be stuffy or a long list of dates or kings & queens.
So rather than lectures or Youtube animations, I tell stories that bring the past to life.
My aim is to be chat as if I were having a coffee or meal with you. Jean in Maryland, USA recently wrote: “Chris, is the history teacher I wish I had at school!”
Just for the record, I do have a history degree in Medieval & Modern history from the University of Birmingham.
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Veronica from Indonesia
Loved Empire Windrush research
Hope they salvage the anchor!
and the Royal Navy helped the Japanese build their Navy ? correct?
Have you written any books?
Hello Chris, Jeff in Rhode Island… blustery, 58 degrees and drizzle here…
Such a great chat. I found the Windrush story very interesting. Sorry to hear you’d experienced a small backlash from it.
Princeton NJ USA
My apologies, had to push off early but really enjoyed the live stream! I am looking forward to your video on Cochrane, will you be doing one (or have you done one) on Sir Edward Pellew?
What are the three medals in the bookcase behind you.
Colin from Alberta here again 😊👍
Thanks for the video, only half way through but didn't want to forget to post this! I would love to hear your take on Dunkirk. It really seems to rile up some bad feeling in the French (from a post I was reading the other day). It would be good to understand why, as I was always told, we evacuated both French, British and Commonwealth soldiers from the beaches. We have 68 ships and submarines (anything with a HMS infrastructure of it) now but that includes the P2000 patrol boats.
Gosh, I missed another live…well, watching now….lousy health dealing with
It hasn't been raining in Penarth in SE Wales either (I nearly died of sunstroke on our U3A stroll ??).
Wonderful
Love that last story about Lord Fraser Lovett. The daughter of prophet Kim Clement has said she is one of his (Lord Lovett) descendants.
Fascinating Week In History post this week….
You've covered the Peninsula War two weeks in a row….brilliant. Your coverage of the Celtic church was very interesting [the passover is celebrated on the Jewish calender on Nisan 14, usually a week or two before the Catholic Easter].
Would LOVE a video about The Highwaymen.