He had asked his love to be his bride, and she had kissed him and said that she would be honoured. This rare love knew no ...

Wales holds in the popular imagination a reputation of magic, mystery, and ancient ways. A land apart from its’ neighbours, Cymru has been a destination for centuries, but more importantly it is home ...

Since the mid 1800s a number of Cunard ships have been requisitioned to support Britain during wartime. Several Cunarders were requisitioned to support Britain during the Crimean War (1853–56). A ...

According to the make-it-up-as-you-go-along 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, the River Humber was named after Humber, the King of the Huns. Learn more behind the history of Humber Crossing ...

Kent truly is the gateway into England and the whole of the history of this “Sceptred Isle” has passed through the ancient kingdom of Kent. Its very name goes back into the mists of time. A Greek ...

Brimming with lies, hagiography and exaggeration! Elizabeth Gaskell’s sensational 1857 biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë continues to divide historians, critics and Brontë fans over 160 years ...

Pirates and music: I imagine what comes into your head is that haunting refrain from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, or perhaps the soaring chords of an orchestral film score and the ...

21st April marks the anniversary of the birth of English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë. While she lived only 38 years, her legacy – and her celebrity – have remained perennially present. Her 1847 ...

Maritime historians CHRIS FRAME and Rachelle Cross share a passion for passenger ships, ocean liners and cruising, having written 18 maritime history and cruising books as well as countless articles ...

Roger Stephens author of The Little Book of Cheshire provides some interesting historical facts about the county of Cheshire, for those who are residents or tourists visiting the area! It seemed too ...

Shortly after the midsummer festivities of 1458 a more sombre procession wound its way towards the parish church of St Andrew’s in the Norfolk village of Blickling. Amongst the mourners was borne the ...

In the medieval era, pitched battles were risky affairs; the work of years could be undone in a single day thanks to the vagaries of weather, terrain or simple bad luck. C.B. Hanley author of the ...