Always in the thick of it. A Chronology of the service with the R.A.F.R. from 1948. to 1958 R.A.F.R. Squadron Leader J.F.Wallace. M.C. 1948/1958. Mi D ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT 2nd June 1948. J.F.Wallace, Commissioned. Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force. (59948) June 1948 - November 1948 J.F.Wallace Flight Lieutenant, Passed Officers Conversion Course and Tactics Course at Royal Air Force Regiment Depot. Attachment to Airbourne Squadron, and LAA Gunnery School. Posted to B.A.F.C. Germany. November 1948- September 1949. Flight Commander J.F.Wallace, No.56 (Rifle) Squadron, Germany. Attached 10 months for Berlin Airlift Staff Duties at Adv. H.Q. No 46 Group RA.F. Germany. September 1949-May 1951. Flight Commander, No 1 Armoured Car Squadron, Germany, passed Signals Instructors Course. Short Periods as Adjutant, H.Q. No 4 Wing R.A.F.R. when Adjutant on leave or courses etc. May 1951- September 1952 Officer i/c. Junior Gunner Instructors Courses. Royal Air Force Regiment Depot. September 1952-September 1953 Officer i/c Pre-O.C.T.U Courses. Royal Air Force Regiment Depot. Passed Promotion examination "C"for Squadron Leader Rank. October 1953- September 1954 Squadron Commander. Arab Rifle Squadron. Royal Air Force Levies (Irac). J.F.Wallace Promoted Squadron Leader 10th. September 1954. September 1954-April. 1957 Squadron Commander. J.F.Wallace No. l Squadron, Aden Protectorate Levies. Activities included several actions against Yemen Regular Army and tribesmen along-the frontier and numerous smaller actions against dissident tribesmen in the West Aden Protectorate. Also quelling of a tribal revolt, the siting and construction of operation airstrips, the opening up of trade routes closed by hostile tribesmen, and Aid to the Civil Power in Aden Colony. Commended by His Excellency the Governor of Aden. April 1957 - December 1957 Squadron Commander. J.F.Wallace Staff Appointment. RA.F.R. HQ Fighter Command Royal Air Force Bentley Priory, Stanmore. December 31st. 1957 Retired retaining the rank of Squadron Leader. Government White Paper 1957 refers. RA.F. Squadron Leader J. F. Wallace. M.C.M.i.D 1948/1958 By David C. Wallace.

The House of Plantagenet. (a branch of the Angevins), was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gatinais and gained the County of Anjou through marriage during the 11th century. The dynasty accumulated several other holdings, building the Angevin Empire which at its peak stretched from the Pyrenees to Ireland and the border with Scotland. The eventful political climate of the day saw the Hundred Years' War, where the Plantagenets battled with the House of Valois for control of the Kingdom of France, as both claimed House of Capet seniority. A distinctive English culture and art emerged during the Plantagenet era, encouraged by some of the monarchs who were patrons of the "father of English poetry", Geoffrey Chaucer. The Gothic architecture style was popular during the time, with buildings such as Westminster Abbey and York Minster remodelled in that style. There were also lasting developments in the social sector, such as King John of England's sealing of the Magna Carta. This was influential in the development of common law and constitutional law. Political institutions such as the Parliament of England and the Model Parliament originate from the Plantagenet period, as do educational institutions including the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Some of the Plantagenet kings were renowned as warriors: Henry V of England left his mark with a famous victory against larger numbers at the Battle of Agincourt, while Richard the Lionheart had earlier distinguished himself in the Third Crusade; he was later romanticized as an iconic figure in English folklore. This book is laid out in chronological order with colour coding for easy reference.

The Angevins The Angevin Empire is a neologism defining the lands of the Plantagenets: Henry II and his sons Richard I and John. Another son Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ruled Brittany and established a separate line there. As far as historians know, there was no contemporary term for the region under Angevin control; however descriptions such as "our kingdom and everything subject to our rule whatever it may be" were used. The term Angevin Empire was coined by Kate Norgate in her 1887 publication, England under the Angevin Kings. In France, the term Espace Plantagenet (Plantagenet Area) is sometimes used to describe the fiefdoms the Plantagenets had acquired.

A chronological history of the period from 1001a.d. to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 a.d with the enormous changes brought about by the Nornan conquest. Anglo-Saxon England. Facing the threat of Viking invasions, the House of Wessex became dominant during the 9th century, under the rule of Alfred the Great. During the 10th century, the individual kingdoms unified under the rule of Wessex into the Kingdom of England, which stood opposed to the Danelaw, the Viking kingdoms established from the 9th century in the north and east of England. The Kingdom of England fell in the Viking invasion from Denmark in 1013 and was ruled bythe House of Denmark until 1042, when the Anglo-Saxon House of Wessex was restored. The last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, was killed in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings. The Battle of Hastings 1066 and the House of Normandy. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes forthe throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold II of England. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066, was victorious at the Battle of Fulford, but Harold defeated and killed him at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066. Within days, William landed in southern England. Harold marched south to confront him, leaving a significant portion of his army in the north. Harold's army confronted William's invaders on 14 October at the Battle of Hastings; William's force defeated Harold, who was killed in the engagement. Although William's main rivals were gone, he still faced rebellions over the following years and was not secure on his throne until after 1072. The lands of the resisting English elite were confiscated; some of the elite fled into exile. To control his new kingdom, William gave lands to his followers and built castles commanding military strongpoints throughout the land. Other effects of the conquest included the court and government, the introduction of Norman French as the language of the elites, and changes in the composition of the upper classes, as William enfeoffed lands to be held directly from the king. More gradual changes affected the agricultural classes and village life: the main change appears to have been the formal elimination of slavery, which may or may not have been linked to the invasion.There was little alteration in the structure of government, as the new Norman administrators took over many of the forms of Anglo-Saxon government. This book is part of the Chronology series which endeavors to provide you with a refreshing new approach to history; detailing all the tumultuous events leading to the Norman Conquest and beyond. All in chronological order making reference much easier.

A Chronological History of the British Civil Wars, in England, Scotland and Ireland. Covering all of the battles, events of the first Civil War leading up to the Regicide of King Charles I, the Second Civil War, the Third Civil War, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the Irish Confederate War. The Establishment of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. The Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland, the first Anglo- Dutch war, the Anglo Spanish War, the colonizing of the New World, and the death of Oliver Cromwell and the events that lead to the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660. . This book endeavors to provide you with something refreshing and new. An easy to use interactive ready reference covering the turbulent period between 1639 -1661 all in chronological order. . Twenty Two Turbulent Years 1639-1661. The turning point that changed Britain forever, detailing all the events ( over130 battles with the Commanders) during the Bishops War 1639-40, The Irish Rebellions, 1641-49. The First English Civil War, 1642-46. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1644-51, The Second English Civil War,1647-48, Events leading to the Regicide of King Charles I on January 30th. 1649. The Third English Civil War, 1648-51. The Scottish Civil War 1649-51. Oliver Cromwell's Conquest of Ireland, 1649-51. The establishment of The Commonwealth 1649-53, and the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell. 1653-58. after Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, succeeded by his son Richard Cromwell, as Lord Protector and his subsequent removal nine months later, leaving the way clear for the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. Expansion of the English Navy, with the First Anglo Dutch War 1652-54. The Anglo Spanish War and conquest of the Caribbean colonies 1654-60. English Commonwealth Navy in the Caribbean. ( Barbados). The Americas: June 9th.1650 The Harvard Corporation. Colony of Maryland and the English Civil War. Colony of Massachusetts. Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal. May 18th. 1652. New Haven Colony, Connecticut. Virginia Colony ( 1653). Influence on the American constitution. The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary Pirates. Civil War Commanders. Parliamentarians. Civil War Commanders. Royalists. Commanders Irish and Covenanters.