18 Things You Never Knew About Princess Anne, England’s Princess Royal
From Princess Anne's royal sense of duty to the ways in which she breaks with tradition, Queen Elizabeth's only daughter is a ...
Britain’s seven greatest Tudor sights, according to a historian
With Wolf Hall returning to the small screen this week, I predict a sudden revival of the Tudor aesthetic. Sadly, I don’t imagine that men will suddenly don doublet and hose, but the relentless beauty ...
Inside 'Preserved' Medieval Kitchen Where Meals Were Made for Henry VIII
TikTok users were "fascinated" by the kitchen in a viral clip, with one commenting on "how much history lives inside these walls." ...
The Best Room At ... Cowley Manor Experimental
The Lily Room at Cowley Manor Experimental is located inside the property's original manor house, and features oak-paneled ...
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The University of Oxford Is Older Than the Aztec Empire and Other Facts That Will Change Your Perspective on History
Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies captured Tenochtitlán in 1521, bringing the Aztec Empire’s reign to a close after less than a century. The White House, whose cornerstone was laid in 1792, ...
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Remember, Remember? Why we shouldn’t forget the history surrounding the Gunpowder Plot
Like many people, ever year on 5 November, I find myself muttering the words of this familiar rhyme, so deep is it ingrained ...