British History by Letter - P

Greek merchant explorer that produced the first written record of the inhabitants of Great Britain

Roman General who defeated Boudica's rebellion

Group of Celtic speaking people who lived in Northeast Scotland and found conflict with both the Romans and Vikings

Patron saint who was taken as a slave from Ireland where he would later return as a man of god

Uprising led by Wat Tyler against increased taxation and the common practice of serfdom during the aftermath of the Black Death

Royal house brought to an end by the War of the Roses

England signs an alliance with this nation, believed to be the oldest still in practice

Husband of Mary I whose marriage brought into question the customs of marriage and inheritance held at the time

English settlers who sailed from Plymouth bound for North America

London street believed to have been where the Great Fire of London began

Diarist whose first hand accounts gave great insight into a number of key events of the mid 17th century

Jane Austen novel following the life and character of Elizabeth Bennet

Event in which 18 people where killed when the household cavalry charged on a Manchester crowd protesting reform to parliamentary representation

Politician who founded the Metropolitan Police Force

Debut novel of Charles Dickens published in issue

World's first adhesive postage stamp issued during the reign of Queen Victoria

A watershed moment in the history of Ireland, the failure of this crop and the response by the British government led to a collapse of the population that has still hasn't recovered

One of the founding members of Britain's suffragette movement