As we snuggle down in our 21st century homes with their central heating and double glazing, let us spare a thought for those ...

Queen Elizabeth I set all the trends at court - including her sugar-rotted teeth. Famous for her love of sugar and all things ...

The growth of the BBC Television and ITV after the Second World War encouraged more folk to want TV sets. The Coronation of ...

Dating from the Georgian era, gentlemen's clubs were reserved exclusively for the aristocracy and the elite, to meet, drink, ...

The rugged hills of Bodmin Moor attract visitors year-round with their windswept beauty and timeless allure. Nestled on the Moor’s southeast fringe lies an area rich in historic treasures, from a ...

26th January is the official national day of Australia and marks the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships and the raising of the Union flag at Sydney Cove. Australia continues to recognise the ...

Charles Gordon was a famous general who took part in some of the most significant conflicts of the Victorian era, spanning three continents and earning him various sobriquets; his exploits would have ...

On 24th January 1900 during the Second Boer War, in an area about the size of London’s Trafalgar Square, the flat top of a South African mountain became the killing field for hundreds of infantrymen ...

Around 500 members of English Civil War Society will be marching through central London to commemorate the death of King Charles I in 1649. The march starts around 11.15 am with the ceremony at Horse ...