Singapore, Hong Kong, Imphal, Kohima, Hiroshima, Nagasaki. Names that will forever evoke images of the brutal war fought by ...

Dartmoor. The setting for Conan Doyle's Hound of the Baskervilles, this beautiful but rugged region of Devon is shrouded in ...

Edward of Woodstock was born in – unsurprisingly – Woodstock, on June 15th 1330. He was the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, but alas he never actually became king, dying one ...

Brutal, outrageous and often hilariously exaggerated, these caricatures offer a fascinating window into the social, political and cultural life of England during the Georgian era.

Queen Elizabeth I set all the trends at court - including her sugar-rotted teeth. Famous for her love of sugar and all things sweet, the queen’s blackened teeth became a beauty trend, with some people ...

Henry VIII is famous for his six wives. But do we know what they looked like? The actual likeness of Catherine Howard, wife number 5, is elusive ...

The Loch Ness monster is well known to be a water dwelling creature, but few realise that over the years it has reputedly been spotted on land ...

Queen Victoria had a majestic sixty-three-year reign but despite this, she was not universally loved. While some people protested against her, others had a slightly more radical method. From Edward ...

Lucozade! Many baby boomers will remember this sparkling, lurid-coloured drink when the glass bottle still came wrapped in crinkly cellophane. This iconic tonic only appeared when a child was ill in ...

Nestled in the heart of Lancashire, Bamber Bridge is a town steeped in history and tradition. Today the streets of Bamber Bridge are lined with a mix of traditional stone cottages and modern ...

You may not have heard of it, but The Pilgrimage of Grace was the single largest rebellion in Tudor history and took place in the North of England between October 1536 and January 1537. The common ...

St Dunstan was a prominent English religious figure during the Anglo-Saxon period and became a significant advisor to many of the kings of Wessex, helping to initiate monastic reforms and influence ...