Building medieval cathedrals was a dangerous mix of faith, engineering, exhaustion, injury, and death. These huge Gothic ...

Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library. The poem, "Caedmon’s Hymn," was ...

There are no Roman maps of Britain that survived, so how do we know where the roads went? Paul walks a Roman road from ...

The city is known for its quintessentially English character and historic significance as the former capital ...

Revd Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford and internationally recognised scholar of Christianity, delivered the talk at Winchester ...

Located in Norfolk is a pretty city that locals can’t get enough of, and it’s easy to see why. Norwich, which was crowned the UK's best place to live in 2026 by the Sunday Times, is simply stunning, ...

History buffs and day-trippers alike are invited to step back in time at A Royal Hunt: History Re-enactment Weekend, a lively ...

If you’re heading off on a walking adventure, these pubs with rooms, family-run guesthouses and upscale hotels are the ...

Beaulieu is set to host a history re-enactment weekend, bringing the English Civil War to life.

Admittedly, the ball used in Eton fives is only about a quarter of the size of a cricket ball, but it still stings. As Britain’s top-ranked player Riki Houlden wanged it in at me from close range, I ...

Never mind 1666… For the people of Southwark The Great Fire of London was something they could sit back and enjoy – it hardly affected them at all. As all hell broke lose on the other side of the ...

She lived in the 11th century, was consort of two Kings of England and mother of two as well, served as regent, facilitated ...