Vanishing act

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Rural Britain looks peacefully idyllic, but dig deeper and you’ll find a dark and complex history. Corinne Fowler takes a country walk in Hampshire and into the nation’s colonial past.

THE Vikings may have an enduring reputation for destruction, but the Shetland Islands were made rich by the Scandinavian invaders. From the eighth century onwards, amid a period of numerous Norse inva

Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth ...

ARCHAEOLOGY

This is the first of a series of articles; the intention being to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, with advice on where to find them. The articles will incl