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.

Your go-to guide to jobs in 1920s Britain

10 amazing finds and faces in the 1921 Census

How the 1921 Census helps reveal the rich history of Britain’s deaf community

Step back in time and discover Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation like never before

Celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II through photographs

Discover the scholarship and spectacle behind Oscar Wilde's life and family tree

Peer into the dramatic past of the REAL Downton Abbey

Outlander: discover the brutal history behind the doomed Jacobite revolutions

The scandalous Edwardian fake heiress who took the press by storm

From the Highlands to the world: Were your Scottish ancestors forced to relocate?

Who was Jack the Ripper? The answer may be hidden in our family records

How Dunmore's Proclamation and the Ethiopian Regiment shaped African American history

Why did so many of our ancestors migrate to America via Canada?

Do you have Scots-Irish heritage?

How the Tulsa Race Massacre was reported at the time

How social history can help you find female ancestors

Harriet Tubman and the incredible stories behind the Underground Railroad

11 famous faces who migrated for love
Surname origins reveal a complex history of slavery in The Bahamas



