Tudor rebels

That threatened thrones

Without England’s most notorious Tudor king, the country’s religious and political history would’ve looked very different

Strange murder mysterie s from times gone by

The posthumous reputation of James VI and I

Samuel Pepys is England’s most celebrated diarist. Between 1 January 1660 and 31 May 1669, he recorded his day-to-day life in fascinating and illuminating detail. He wrote about his relationship with

It’s there beside the guildhall. A large grey stone surrounded by Victorian railings. Over the years, countless visitors to Kingston-upon-Thames have strolled past it, many barely registering its exis