History Hub
We’re proud to play a part in preserving history at Findmypast. That’s why we regularly publish insights on social history, local history, royal history and military history. Take a look. You may learn something your school history books didn’t teach you.
Why do we celebrate Christmas on 25 December?
These are the nation’s favourite war stories – and the real history behind them
Remember their story: the first and last British soldiers killed in the First World War
The history of the Barrow-in-Furness Shipyard
Irish family history and minority religions in Ireland
'Their hunger will not allow them to continue': the victorious London dockers' strike of 1889
The incredible true story behind The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Who's who on King Charles III's family tree?
The shocking true story behind Wicked Little Letters
The remarkable true story of the man who saved 669 children from the Nazis
Who were the real Peaky Blinders?
The history of the Christmas tree: how Queen Victoria introduced America to the Christmas tree
Did your ancestors fight in the Napoleonic Wars? Here's how to find out
Aristocratic blood and surprising celebrity connections: Queen Camilla’s intriguing family history
Into the ice: the Antarctic expeditions of Sir Ernest Shackleton
10 Pearl Harbor newspaper headlines that shocked the world
A complete guide to our World War 1 Prisoner of War records
A whistle-stop tour of every US president's ancestry
Diverting Durham and surprising Salisbury: Here are some of history’s most newsworthy cities...
