The passage of legislation like the Stamp Act in March 1765, the Townshend Acts in June and July of 1767 and the Tea Act of ...

In 2007 Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote “How Betsy Ross became Famous,” stating, “For scholars, the story of how Betsy Ross made the first flag ... 1773, a group of citizens dumped tea ...

Thomas was the publisher of the Massachusetts Spy, a Revolutionary War-era newspaper which was one of the country’s first, and one of the first to take an editorial stand against the British in the ..

Just two years after going to sea for the first time, Nelson went on an expedition to the Arctic in 1773. The voyage hoped to discover ... Nelson was a captain Nelson rose through the ranks of the ...

Campaigners have accused the Royal British Legion of going 'woke' after ... pairing the iconic red poppy with the multicoloured Progress Pride flag. The flag, which includes elements ...

A British businessman drowned when he ignored red warning flags to swim in the choppy sea on a beach in Thailand. Keen grouse shooter Almaric Ghataoura, 43, from Letchworth, Hertfordshire ...

American-Made Musket This .75 caliber musket was assembled with a barrel bearing London proofmarks, a lock bearing French marks, and the trigger and stock of an American manufacturer. During the ...

Please verify your email address. During its 50-year history, the United Kingdom national flag carrier British Airways has had three liveries: Negus, Landor, Utopia, and World Tails and World Image ...

Flags and bunting will be displayed in celebration of the village's history Residents are being encouraged to fly flags in celebration of a village's heritage as part of a history festival ...

And perhaps no nation attaches as much significance to the flag as does the United States. Long before there was an ...

Several thousand people waving English and British flags joined the "Unite the Kingdom" nationalist rally by parliament, organised by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ...

Australian and British flags pepper the crowd, as everyone clamours for a photo. All smiles for Queen Camilla, who shook hands with dozens of people. The King and Queen pause for a photo.