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On Christmas Eve (24 December) 1914, Britain was bombed from the air for the first time.
A lone German plane flew over the port of Dover and one bomb was dropped towards Dover Castle.
It missed its target and landed in a civilian street.

This is the story of that historic moment in Britain's history, when the first bomb was dropped on the island and what happened next.

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Chris Green is The History Chap, telling stories that bring history to life.


Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, has often be called the best King England (or Britain) never had.

But who was Prince Albert and exactly what role did he play in British history?

I recently told the story about how Prince Albert helped to prevent a war between the USA and Britain in the 1860’s.

Loads of you got in touch asking me to tell a little bit more about him.

So here is a brief overview of Prince Albert, his life, impact on Britain, and his legacy.

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48 hours after the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbour their aircraft delivered an equally devastating blow to the Royal Navy.

On the 10th December 1941, the warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by torpedoes launched by Japanese aircraft.

It was the first time that warships defending themselves & sailing in open water had been sunk solely by an air attack.

It would change naval warfare forever.

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In 1820, a group of radical revolutionaries plotted to overthrow the British government.

Their plan? To assassinate the entire Cabinet whilst at a dinner and spark a nationwide uprising.

It was bold. It was desperate. And it was doomed.

This is the story of the Cato Street Conspiracy—a tale of revolution, betrayal, and tragedy in the heart of Georgian London.

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In an epic naval encounter on the 8th December 1914, the Royal Navy decisively defeated German admiral Maximilian von Spee. He along with 4 of his warships and 2,000 of his sailors were lost to the cold waters of the Atlantic.

That’s over double the number of men killed in the Falklands War in 1982.

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On the 3rd December 1854 British redcoats fought rebelling gold miners in Australia.

The Battle of the Eureka stockade was the bloody finale between industrial and political unrest amongst in the mining community and the British authorities, which became a defining moment in Australian history.

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On the night of the 26th November 1703 a storm hit southern Britain in which  over 10,000 were killed, 13 Royal Navy warships were destroyed in the middle of a war with France, windmills caught fire, cows ended up in trees, and even the Queen had to flee for her life!

This is the story of the Great Storm of 1703.

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Just two years after the British victory in the First Anglo-Sikh war in India, the Sikhs squared up to the British all over again.

This is the story about how the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War started and what happened when, on the 22nd November 1848, the two sides met at the Battle of Ramnagar

Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.

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On the 29th April 1916, after 140 day, the besieged British & Indian garrison at Kut in modern-day Iraq surrendered to the Turks.

It was the biggest surrender of british forces since Yorktown 130 years before we’re

But, why were the British were there? how did the siege end in defeat? and what happened to the garrison after Kut?

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Books used to produce this episode include:

"Kut: The Army of Death" - Ronald Millar
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"Farewell The Trumpets" - James Morris
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The Trent Affair, in 1861 during the American Civil war, when a Union warship boarded  a British mail ship and seized Confederate envoys, brought Britain and the USA to the very brink of war.

It was only the intervention by Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, that helped pull the two nations back from the abyss.

So, What actually happened in the Trent Affair in 1861? How close did the USA and Great Britain really come to fighting each other? And, exactly how did Prince Albert help avert that war?

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