The worst loss of life among animals during the Second World War occurred before a single bomb had dropped on Great Britain. Official notices of advice to the public on how to prepare for air raids we

Bronze Age Britons travelled long distances to attend communal feasts of grand proportions, sometimes with livestock in tow, shows new studies. A team of archaeologists from Cardiff University conduct

Historical Treasures

Britain is one of the last constitutional monarchies in the world, and the king or queen still plays a ceremonial role in the governance of the state. When Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, she was bur

“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

From mouth to manure, the journeys animals’ meals go on can be very different to human digestion