Mind-boggling historical facts

Missing for centuries, where are the final resting places of some of history’s greatest figures?

Q How often does the Tower Bridge in London open? A The bridge operators say that, on average, it opens roughly 800 times a year. Captains of ships which require to pass through the bridge need to giv

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEADLIEST TERRORIST ATROCITY IN THE UK SINCE LOCKERBIE – THE BLOODY 7 JULY BOMBINGS

A tree bunny put on Facebook by the Small Press Rescue Centre. We are always glad to receive pictures of spontaneous forms and figures, or any curious images. Send them (with your postal address) to F

Few objects in the long history of the Catholic church stir the imagination quite like the fabled sedia stercoraria. With a name that roughly translates as ‘dung chair’, the myth of the so-called papa

July’s magazine featured a review of Max Hastings’s book Sword: D-Day Trial by Battle, alongside an iconic photograph of British troops. That image has featured so many times in articles and TV shows