Roots of The Royal Oak pub May 29, 2022There are nearly 500 Royal Oak pubs in the UK (surprisingly less than I’d thought), and all trace their name to an old hunting lodge just outside Wolverhampton.
First Recorded Assassination - Lichfield, English Civil War March 28, 2022Lord Brooke is believed to be the first recorded death by sniper fire, and today a plaque can be found on the spot on Dam Street.
The Real Peaky Blinders - Birmingham History March 28, 2022Finally Peaky Blinders is back on our screens, a show that’s given the West Midlands international recognition. Birmingham’s industrial 1900s appear as a trendy ‘wild west’ backdrop to the Shelby...
Mysteries of Castle Old Hillfort - Stonnall March 16, 2022Castle Old Fort is an Iron Age Hillfort site in Stonnall. Probably constructed sometime between 500BC and 100BC. The history of the site is still largely a mystery, the digging...
The Grandmother of the Web March 7, 2022Mary Berners-Lee is part of the history of Birmingham. From modest beginnings in Hall Green and Yardley Grammar School, she rose to become one of the greatest Brummies who's pioneering...
Tamworth Castle - Home of the Mercian Royal Court February 28, 2022Hard to imagine now, but Tamworth was once the thriving centre of the Kingdom of Mercia, and home to royals in 8th to 11th century.Mercia was one of the seven...