Articles written by Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1641 the newly summoned Parliament launched an indirect attack against King Charles I, by executing one of his most loyal lieutenants for treason.

Nov 25, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1645, the English Parliament ordered the creation of a New Model Army under the command of Thomas Fairfax. The army got its first major test at the Battle of Naseby.

Nov 16, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Against the advice of many, Charles organized another English army in 1640 to go and fight the Scottish Covenanters.

Nov 5, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1640, Charles I called his first Parliament in eleven years. Instead of getting the funding he wanted for war with Scotland, he got an ear-full of English indignation.

Oct 23, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In the wake of the Prayer Book Crisis, the Scottish Convenanter army marched to England. Charles I formed his own rag-tag army to meet them in the first of two Bishop's W

Oct 20, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1637, King Charles I and Archbishop William Laud tried to enforce the use of a new prayer book in Scotland. The result was riot, rebellion, and war.

Oct 15, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

A review of the latest offering from the Alternative Country band, featuring Devil on the Wind, Mrs Avery, Reservoir, and Overseas

Oct 12, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Charles I's appointment of William Laud as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633 caused a deepening divide within the Protestant Church of England.

Oct 10, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

During the 1630's Charles I experimented with a number of ways to raise money without recourse to parliament. His ship money scheme finally led to a court battle.

Oct 6, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1599, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, left their opposing armies and meet alone in river to discuss the fate of Ireland.

Sep 29, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Containing over eighty stories, including the famous Táin Bo Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) the Ulster Cycle is the largest of the Irish Mythological Cycles.

Aug 11, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Charles Parnell was one of Ireland's greatest politicians. He backed the common Irish during the Land War and later devoted his life to the cause of Home Rule for Ireland

Jun 29, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In his book from Pen & Sword, English Civil War Expert John Barratt offers an interesting and highly readable survey of England's wars at sea during the Interregnum.

Jun 29, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

After the Irish rebellion of 1798, the British Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger assigned two of his best men to bring Ireland into union with Great Britain.

Jun 7, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Henry Grattan led the Irish Patriots in their quest for full legislative independence from England.

Jun 1, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In reaction to the great famine in 1741, the Charitable Musical Society invited George Frideric Handel to premiere his new oratorio in Dublin.

May 22, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Oliver Plunkett fought hard to restore the Catholic Church after the Confederate War, but the enemies he made would later testify against him during the Popish Plot.

May 13, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Sir Charles Cooted was one of the few Englishmen to survive the Confederate War, English Civil War, and then benefit from the Act of Settlement.

May 11, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

During the nine months he spent in Ireland, Oliver Cromwell helped bring an end to the Confederate War and caused the famous massacres at Drogheda and Wexford.

May 7, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

A loyal Irish Volunteer, The O'Rahilly tried to prevent the Easter Rising, he then died fighting in it.

Apr 25, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

A few years after his defeat in the Nine Years War, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and many of his supporters fled Ireland.

Apr 14, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

The new book by Graham A. Thomas tells the little related story of Woodes Rogers, an English treasure hunter who eventually became the governor of the Bahamas.

Apr 10, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

When his father was arrested by the English King, Lord Offlay, better known as 'Silken Thomas' launched an Irish rebellion against the English.

Apr 7, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

John Sadler's new book examines the bloody civil war between a group of English Barons and the Royal Family of Henry III and Prince Edward.

Mar 11, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

As a young man, Saint Patrick was kidnapped from his home in Britain and spent six years in Ireland before escaping.

Mar 9, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

The Irish game of Hurling dates back to the ancient Celts and is thus one of the oldest team sports still played.

Mar 7, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1862, the Brits Henry Coxwell and James Glaisher took a balloon higher than anyone before. It almost cost them their lives

Feb 19, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In his new book, Edwin Pace hypothesizes that "Arthur" is just one of the many names for a man who was also called Vortigern, "The Proud Tyrant" of Gildas, and Riothamus.

Feb 5, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Fictionalized in the Three Musketeers, John Felton's murder of George Villiers became a political hot point that set King Charles against his magistrates.

Jan 24, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

The first record of a Doll's House comes from 1598. The house belonged to Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria.

Jan 20, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although Oxford has changed a lot in the 450 years since the Martyrs were executed. There are still a few sites to see.

Jan 18, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Released by Waddington in Britain and Parker Brothers in the United States, Cluedo (or Clue) quickly became one of the most popular board games in the world.

Jan 16, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 871, King Ethelred and Prince Alfred led the army of Wessex to one of the few early victories by the Anglo-Saxon's over the Danish Invaders.

Jan 14, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Daniel Liebotwitz & Charlie Pearson's book about the last and most controversial African expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley.

Jan 4, 2009 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Soon after its discovery in 1837, the Sarcophagus of Menkaura was lost when the ship carrying it, the Beatrice, disappeared in or near the Mediterranean.

Dec 19, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Around twenty years after Johann Gutenberg printed the first book on a printing press, William Caxton brought the new craft to England.

Dec 9, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although best known for his epic poem "Paradise Lost", in his own lifetime, John Milton was a well-known political writer, a career that nearly got him killed.

Nov 30, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although some maybe more mythical than others, St. David, St. Andrew, St. George, and St. Patrick have all left a lasting legacy in the United Kingdom.

Nov 25, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although Britain remains strongly Anglo-Norman-Celtic, nearly two hundred years of migration have started to bring a greater diversity to the island.

Nov 17, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

The only city in North Wales, Bangor is an ancient place founded by the Celtic Christian Saint Deiniol

Nov 10, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Collecting Napoleonic wargaming figures is a relaxing hobby and a great way to learn about the history of the Napoleonic Wars. The first step is deciding on figure size.

Nov 5, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture is very limited, thanks to Bede, we do know the names of the 10 Anglo-Saxon months.

Nov 3, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

For most of British history, people used privies or holes to relieve themselves, but the Victorian era saw a host of new inventions to address the growing problem.

Oct 20, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In 1908, "Colonel Cody" made Britain's first powered air flight in a plane designed for the British Army.

Oct 11, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

At the time of her construction, the SS Great Britain was the largest ship in the world. Today, it rests as a floating museum in Bristol Harbour.

Oct 7, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

An in-depth review of the 28mm English Civil War Miniatures produced by Renegade Miniatures.

Sep 17, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

With its striking Elephant, the buttons of the 78th are among the most attractive of the British Regimental Buttons.

Sep 16, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Although Garmin-Chipotle took a strong team to the Tour of Ireland, they couldn't compete with Team Columbia's firepower.

Sep 9, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

In the seventh century, the Anglo-Saxon monetary system transitioned from gold coins to small silver pennies, sometimes misnamed 'sceattas'.

Sep 4, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

Thanks to King Richard Booth, the town of Hay-on-Wye has gained an international reputation.

Aug 10, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough