Getting started with a one-place study

Taking a trip to an old holiday destination can help you chart a new course, says Greta Solomon

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

Bury-born actor Layton Williams, a familiar face from Strictly Come Dancing and BBC Three’s sitcom Bad Education, goes in search of his London roots in the latest series of WDYTYA?. If you also have L

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.

This modern home in Atlanta adopted the richly layered look you often see on our shores, resulting in interiors full of personality

Discover the beautiful farmhouse where Anne Hathaway was born; the romantic idyll, with its overflowing gardens, where she and the young William Shakespeare fell in love