On a beautiful summer’s morning almost 110 years ago, men of the British Army stepped out into no-man’s land at 7.30am. It was 1 July 1916, and the start of what was then called ‘The Big Push’. With h

Massachusetts’ state capital is flying the flag for America’s 250th birthday, with events as diverse as the city itself

Once a key battleground for British colonialists, this historic Canadian town is now a charming base for visiting the nearby famous falls

One Bath location that Jane Austen wrote about – criticising the houses as being too small – is New King Street. Come to number 19, in which several rooms recreate interiors in a typical 18th-century

I had watched Richard III meet a bloody end at Bosworth, come face to face with a plague victim, stood in the shadow of a mighty trebuchet, and been put on trial for my life. And it was barely lunchti

This week’s dream: a little corner of Blighty ...