The northern frontier settlement, whose earliest recorded inhabitants were the Carvetii tribe of Britons, has a deep-rooted history of turmoil and bloodshed – Carlisle was once the most besieged town ...
Dyrham Park, an English country estate nestled among steep hills seven miles north of Bath, fulfills your fantasy of what such a place should be. A house and a dovecote were recorded on the site in ...
Join Jahannah James on a journey through the British Museum, where artifacts from Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia reveal the ...
Nothing is as central to the way the British view themselves as the telling and retelling of their gallant fight against the Nazis. Perhaps the colossal figure of Winston Churchill is taken for ...
For more than a decade, the historian and broadcaster’s work has focused on bringing his country’s uglier histories to light. Recently, more people are paying attention. By Desiree Ibekwe LONDON — In ...
Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey. According ...
“The best way to find out where Britain is heading is to look behind us into something called history, a sort of rear-view mirror for time.” Cunk’s trademark po-faced delivery is tailor made for a ...
“THE THINGS the British did in India are simply not taught in the syllabus and this is a problem,” said William Dalrymple at the Jaipur Literary Festival in September 2020. “When the British go out ...
England captain Ben Stokes calls on his team to “create history” by winning the Ashes in Australia and says he will play a ...