Gary Wallace

The Boston Massacre by Paul Revere

A great deal of tension existed between the American colonies and the British government in the 1760s. In 1767 the Townshend Acts were passed by the British parliament in an attempt to enforce trade regulations and establish its right to tax the colonies.

The acts were unpopular with the colonists [...]

The Forth Rail Bridge, 1890

Before 1890 the only direct route between Queensferry and North Queensferry in the east of Scotland was the ferry across the Firth of Forth. The crossing was slow and often dangerous and the four ferries, Queen Margaret, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and Sir William Wallace, were sometimes [...]

Rhodesia

On 2 March 1970 Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, announced the formation of the Republic of Rhodesia at a ceremony at Government House, Salisbury. With the signing of the proclamation, Smith dissolved Rhodesia’s parliament and brought into effect a new constitution.

Rhodesia, named after Cecil Rhodes, had been a British colony since the [...]

Labour Party Headquarters, Victoria Street, London

At the end of the 19th century left-wing political representation in the United Kingdom was spread across a large number of small organisations. The Independent Labour Party failed to make any headway in the 1895 general election despite fielding 28 candidates.

In order to have any influence over British politics [...]

The building used by the Cato Street Conspirators

At half past seven in the evening of 23 February 1820, a group of police officers stormed into a hayloft above a stable in Cato Street, London. Inside were a gang intent on assassinating members of the British cabinet who they believed were attending a dinner nearby. [...]