General Charles Cornwallis is best known for his part in the British defeat at Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War ...

The Huguenots were French Protestants from the sixteenth and seventeenth century who fled from the French Catholic government fearing persecution and violence. As they fled, a diaspora of Huguenots ...

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 ...

In an ancient and unassuming church grounds, in a tiny village called Fortingall, nestled deep into the Perthshire countryside, lives what is arguably the oldest living tree in Europe. It is an ...

England held its breath as the mighty Spanish Armada sailed up the English Channel. Invasion appeared imminent. Then Queen Elizabeth I is reputed to have made a rousing speech to her troops as they ...

From the world-famous St Paul’s in London to the charming 12th century St David’s Cathedral in Wales, simply scroll down to see our interactive map of the Christian cathedrals in Britain. Although we ...

Sit back and enjoy the view as you travel along the most scenic route in England. Since 1876 this structure has followed the natural pathways through the Pennine hills. Over the 72 miles of track ...

They were the British naval vessels that officially didn’t exist; the mystery ships of World War One. Their mission was to hunt, decoy and destroy German submarines…. They were the British naval ...

On 1st July 1916 at around 7.30 in the morning, whistles were blown to signal the start of what would be the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. ‘Pals’ from towns and cities across ...

Thomas Cromwell was a statesman who served as King Henry VIII’s chief minister and yielded extraordinary power, earning him great notoriety. The origin story of this great Tudor figure remains quite ...

The list of British Naval heroes is a long and illustrious one, including the likes of Drake, Nelson, Rodney, Hood and of course Thomas Cochrane. Thomas who, you may ask? You may perhaps be more ...