History Essay: Why did civil War break out in England in 1642? Introduction: A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were the King's side and Parliament's side. The King's ...

Rising up out of the gentle rolling hills of the Salisbury Plains – about 140 kilometres southwest of London - appears one of England’s most recognisable landmarks, a masterpiece in Neolithic architecture. With an imposing sense of majesty this culmination of more than a millennia of hum...

Was there an 'Elizabethan Settlement' of religion? The issue of religion had been a long standing problem throughout Tudor England. For more than 60 years the two opposing beliefs struggled to dominate the realm depending on what the monarch believed in. Henry VIII initially al...