When christmas was cancelled

Quaint relic or symbol of bad taste, garden gnomes have gone in and out of fashion. They are generally thought to have originated in Switzerland and Germany in the late 18th century. Then, in 1841, a

The Restoration of Charles II heralded an outstanding era of scientific discovery and a flowering of the Arts for which Britain has, rightly, continued to be famous. Here we suggest who, in the reign of Charles III, is continuing such work today

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

The ancient custom of ‘beating’ willow wands around parish perimeters is still performed today–minus the medieval brutality, discovers Vicky Liddell

Although we may imagine the bathing practices of our ancestors to be few and far between, in fact there exists a longstanding love story between bathing and the British Isles. This tale begins with th

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