Wander the crowded, busy streets of London and surprisingly, you're never far away from a horse, whether it's Boudica in her chariot on the Embankment or the Household Cavalry at the State Opening of ...

The Celtic name of the stone upon which the true kings of Scotland have traditionally been crowned is Lia Fail, “the speaking stone”, or the stone which would proclaim the chosen king. The Celtic name ...

The mastermind behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot was not Guy Fawkes, but Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was just the fall guy ...

The British Empire is remembered for its extensive, long-lasting and far-reaching imperial activities that ushered in an era of globalisation and connectivity. The British Empire began in its ...

You would not be mistaken in recognising Adela’s surname; the Pankhursts were, after all, the leading family behind the British suffrage movement. Of those bearing the iconic surname, the militant ...

One of England’s most beloved poets and a pioneer of Romanticism, William Wordsworth was made Poet Laureate in 1843. William was born in Cockermouth in Cumbria on 7th April 1770 to John Wordsworth, a ...

The Battle of Edgehill took place on 23rd October 1642 and was the first battle of the English Civil War. In 1642, after considerable constitutional disagreements between the government and King ...

The legacy of Rhodri ap Merfyn, commonly known as Rhodri the Great (Rhodri Mawr in Welsh) reaches far beyond his lifetime. The ruler of Gwynedd, Rhodri was one of the earliest Welsh leaders to unite ...

The Victorian Workhouse was an institution that was intended to provide work and shelter for poverty stricken people who had no means to support themselves. With the advent of the Poor Law system, ...

Have you ever wondered where your surname comes from? Or when people start using surnames (last names) and why? In England, surnames are also commonly known as last names due to the practice of ...

Celebrated on October 21st, Trafalgar Day marks the day on which Britain triumphed in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This historic marine conflict was fought off the Cape of Trafalgar, offshore from ...

On Monday 17th October 1814, a terrible disaster claimed the lives of at least 8 people in St Giles, London. A bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets ...