Interactive British Military Timeline

All Articles on the Timeline

1. The English Civil War: History & Collectables (1642)
2. British Military Uniforms: A Visual History from Redcoats to MTP (1645)
3. The Guards Division: Britain’s Elite Household Troops (1656)
4. The Royal Navy: History & Collectables (1660)
5. The Royal Marines: History & Collectables (1664)
6. The British Bayonet: A History from Plug to Sword to SA80 (1672)
7. British Army Ranks Explained: A Complete Guide from Private to Field Marshal (1700)
8. The Royal Artillery: Ubique — A Regimental History (1716)
9. The Royal Engineers: Sappers Through the Ages (1716)
10. How to Authenticate British Military Buttons (1767)
11. Military Swords and Sabres: A Collector’s Guide (1796)
12. Collecting Military Buttons: A Comprehensive Guide (1800)
13. Napoleonic Shako Plates and Helmet Badges: A Collector’s Overview (1800)
14. The Peninsular War: History & Collectables (1807)
15. The Battle of Waterloo 1815: History & Collectables (1815)
16. The Complete Guide to British Campaign Medals (1815)
17. The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the British Crown (1815)
18. The Kukri: History of the Gurkha Fighting Knife (1815)
19. Understanding British Campaign Medals: A Beginner’s Guide (1816)
20. Victorian Military Campaigns: The Age of Empire (1837)
21. The Pickelhaube: A History of Imperial Germany’s Spiked Helmet (1842)
22. The Crimean War: History & Collectables (1853)
23. The Victoria Cross: Britain’s Highest Military Honour (1856)
24. The Indian Mutiny 1857: History & Collectables (1857)
25. The Zulu War of 1879: Isandlwana, Rorke’s Drift and the Fall of the Zulu Kingdom (1879)
26. The British Army Cap Badge: A Collectors Guide to Identification (1881)
27. The Webley Revolver: Britain’s Service Sidearm from 1887 to 1963 (1887)
28. The Lee-Enfield SMLE: A Weapon Profile (1895)
29. Book Review: “The Boer War” by Thomas Pakenham (1899)
30. The British Army in the Boer Wars: An Overview (1899)
31. A Glossary of British Military Collecting Terms (1900)
32. British Military Helmets Through the Ages (1900)
33. How to Identify British Military Insignia: A Visual Guide (1900)
34. The Complete Guide to Collecting British Militaria (1900)
35. Item of the Month: A Named Mons Star Trio (1914)
36. Understanding the WWI Medal Trio: Pip, Squeak & Wilfred (1914)
37. World War I Trench Art: History Crafted in the Trenches (1914)
38. World War I: The Complete British Militaria Guide (1914)
39. The Gallipoli Campaign 1915: History & Collectables (1915)
40. The Battle of the Somme 1916: History & Collectables (1916)
41. The British Army Between the Wars: 1918-1939 (1918)
42. Identifying World War II German Daggers: A Collector’s Primer (1933)
43. World War II: The Complete British Militaria Guide (1939)
44. The Parachute Regiment: History & Collectables (1940)
45. The Burma Campaign 1941-1945: History & Collectables (1941)
46. The SAS: A History of Britain’s Special Air Service (1941)
47. The Battle of El Alamein 1942: History & Collectables (1942)
48. The RAF Regiment: History & Collectables (1942)
49. D-Day: 6 June 1944 — The Normandy Landings (1944)
50. The Battle of Arnhem 1944: History & Collectables (1944)
51. Caring for Your Militaria Collection: A Preservation Guide (1950)
52. The Falklands War 1982: History & Collectables (1982)
53. How to Spot Fake Militaria: Authentication Guide (2000)
54. How to Start Collecting Militaria: A Beginner’s Guide (2000)
55. Where to Buy Authentic British Militaria (2000)
56. British Militaria Price Guide 2026 (2026)