England & Wales
50 Useful English & Welsh Genealogy Websites
If you have English or Welsh roots, here is a roundup of 50 useful genealogy websites that should be of use to your research. Some are subscription or pay per view sites, but many [...]
Visit Charles Dickens’ England
Charles Dickens is one of Britain’s greatest writers with a body of work that gives an incredible insight into what life was like in 19th Century England. His books are still extremely popular and have [...]
Discover Britain’s Islands
Many people are surprised to learn that, as well as the two large Islands of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Isles consists of over six thousand smaller islands. Many of the islands are [...]
Visit Sherlock Holmes’ London
Sherlock Holmes is probably the World’s best loved fictional detective. The books and short stories were written between 1887 and 1927 and most were set in the period between 1880 and 1914. They were [...]
Free British Industrial History for Genealogy Research
If your ancestors worked in industry in Britain or Ireland and you know who their employer was, then you may be able to find more information on the Grace’s Guide website. This amazing free [...]
How to find London Genealogy Resources
London was the World’s largest and richest city for centuries until the early part of the 20th century. It was therefore a magnet for those looking for work from the rest of Britain and [...]
Britain’s Special Places: Swanage
This is another in a series of posts looking at the less well known parts of Britain that are well worth visiting. Swanage is a coastal town in Dorset, West of England, about 12 [...]
Visit Churchill’s Britain
Many people (myself included) consider Winston Churchill to be one of the greatest ever Englishmen. He successfully led the country through one of the worst crises it had ever faced; the Second World War. [...]
The Beatles in London
Like many people throughout the World, I love the music of The Beatles. I was too young to see them live in the 1960s, but I started buying their records in the 1970s and [...]
Britain’s Interesting Places: St Ives
This is part of a series looking at Britain’s interesting places not normally visited by tourists.  There are two towns in England called St. Ives, the most well known is probably the fishing town [...]
Was Your Ancestor a Suffragette?
2018 marks 100 years since women won the right to vote in the United Kingdom. To celebrate that fact, FindMyPast has a new Suffragette Collection. The fight for votes for women The fight for women’s [...]
Explore London Underground’s Amazing Architecture
The London Underground is the oldest subway system in the World; the stretch of what is now the Hammersmith & City Line between Paddington and Farringdon opened in 1863. Over the years the system [...]
Please pin a pin to Pinterest:
