On October 6th 1854 the people of Tyneside believed that the end of the world was upon them. In the early hours an explosion occurred which shook the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and its neighbour ...

Falkirk in Scotland is home to The Kelpies, the largest equine sculpture in the world. Unveiled in April 2014, these 30-metre high horse-head sculptures are situated in Helix Park near the M9 Motorway ...

Welcome to Highclere Castle, setting for the popular TV series, Downton Abbey. This weekend join us for the music and dance of the 1940s, vintage car displays, lawn games and a ‘History of Flight’ ...

Welcome to our new section of articles about Post War Britain; everyday life and events in the 1950s and 1960s. For those of you who remember these days, we hope you will enjoy reminiscing! Please ...

In the days when societies depended on horses for transport and the production of food, the ability to control horses was a valuable skill. Those who were extremely knowledgeable about the animals and ...

John Bull is an imaginary figure who is a personification of England, similar to the American ‘Uncle Sam’. He is shown in cartoons and caricatures as a prosperous farmer of the 18th century. John Bull ...

It is often said that wars are either won at sea, in the air, or in the trenches; however this story relates to a ‘war of production’ – a war that was fought in the factories of Leeds by a brave band ...

London’s only (supposedly) Roman Baths can be found just off the Strand in Westminster. Located about a metre and a half under street level, you can just about glimpse a view of the remains through a ...

The Scottish artist David Roberts (1796 – 1864) is probably best known for the series of commercial lithographs produced after his journeys to Egypt and the Near East. His romantic, yet finely ...

The Origins of the Account: John Wilkins was a prominent 17th-century English clergyman and natural philosopher. As part of his work ‘Mathematicall Magick’ he studied submarines and the work of Dutch ...

John Constable is one of Britain’s most famous landscape artists. Born at East Bergholt in Suffolk in 1776, Constable was the son of a miller. He started working for his father in the mill but his ...

Surround yourself in history with a two night stay for two at the historic Appleby Castle in the Eden Valley. One of the few remaining intact Norman keeps, history of Appleby Castle reaches back to ...