Essex Police Museum
The Essex Police Museum covers the history of the police force prior to it’s establishment in 1840 up till the present day. With dozens of …
Essex Police Headquarters
Essex Police first dates back to 1840 when it was established as the Essex County Constabulary, based in the old military barracks in Arbour Lane, …
Archaeological Dig with Hadleigh AGES Society
It’s BTP Liam here to tell you about AGES Archaeological Society and the adventure that we had when we joined them this August. Based in …
Remains of WW1 in the Thames Estuary
This article was written in January this year as an overview of Beyond the Point’s coverage of the First World War for the Imperial War …
Trying to Cook Medieval Food
Cooking something up in the kitchen is always good fun, but even more fun when you try and produce a type of food completely alien …
The Medieval Dragon
So it’s St. George’s Day 2015, and we all know the tale of the knight in shining armour slaying the dragon to rescue the damsel. …
The Gunpowder Plot
From Wikipedia What actually happened? When Mary, Queen of Scots fled to England in 1567, her thirteen-month-old son James was crowned king of Scotland. With his Catholic mother in England, James …
The Holocaust
Photo from Baltimoresun.com. 6 million Jews | 220,000 Gypsies | 70,000 Homosexuals | 250,000 Disabled People | 7 million Soviet Civillians | 3 million Soviet Prisoners of War …
Britain’s Volunteers of the Home Front
The Royal Observer Corps (Cold War) and Home Guard (Second World War) In 2014, 888,246 hand-crafted ceramic poppies were set in the grounds of …
Radio Caroline
Photos from Offshoreechos.com and Thevoguevibes.com Radio Caroline, one of the most famous radio stations in the UK was launched 50 years ago today, just off …