For centuries, a towering, ancient wall has stood anomalously amidst fields and farmland in central Shropshire. Known as the ...

Just off the coast of Anglesey lies Ynys Llanddwyn, the ‘Island of the Church of St. Dwynwen’. On this beautiful little tidal ...

In a 2002 poll by the BBC, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second greatest Briton of all time, after Winston Churchill.

During the 15th century struggle for power between the rival houses of Lancaster and York, the First Battle of St Albans marked the beginning of the Wars of the Roses. During the 15th century struggle ...

Isolated since his break from Rome and Catholic Europe, Henry VIII sought to secure his northern borders though an alliance with Scotland. Henry’s proposal involved the marriage of his son, Prince ...

Welcome to Historic UK’s directory of museums in Britain, ranging from internationally famous national museums such as the Natural History Museum, to specialist and local interest museums. The sheer ...

There have always been fashion ‘tribes’, from fops and beaux, bucks and dandies to Goths and punks, but the ‘macaronis’ of the 1760s and 1770s exceeded them all in their dedication to excess and ...

The Highland Clearances remain a controversial period in Scotland’s history and are still talked of with great bitterness, particularly by those families who were dispossessed of their land and even, ...

The chimney sweep, or climbing boys as they were often called, was a harsh profession to be in and most likely one that would severely cut your life short. Those employed were often orphans or from ...

Richard I the Lionheart (r. 1189-1199) is perhaps best known for his exploits in the Third Crusade. His war against Saladin is one of the classic stories of medieval chivalry and crusading. But ...

The year was 1888 and the location Bow in the East End of London, a place where some of the most poverty stricken in society lived and worked. The Match Girls’ Strike was industrial action taken up by ...

“There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as a good tavern or inn.” So wrote Samuel Johnson and for many, this remains true today. Think of an ...