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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Dating from the Georgian era, gentlemen’s clubs were reserved exclusively for the aristocracy and the elite, to meet, drink, socialise and gamble. They were also the unofficial stomping grounds of ...

Born on 22nd January 1561, Francis Bacon was an influential figure: philosopher, parliamentarian and pioneer in scientific methodology. In his lifetime he served in high-ranking positions both as ...

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 ...

May 10th and 11th May from 10am to 5pm at Melton Mowbray Park Close Park & Town Centre, Play Close Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Join us this weekend as we pay tribute to VE Day 80. Melton ...