Doctor, Jacobite and Brigadier General, Hugh Mercer was a great friend of George Washington. He fought the English and ...

Not many people know about Blackdown Rings – unless you’re local to the Modbury area, it would probably never occur to you to seek out this sequestered field near the hamlet of Hazelwood. Its hillocks ...

In 1843 the Church of Scotland was still a powerful and influential voice in the nation. Yet in that year it saw a third of its ministers and elders leave to form the Free Church of Scotland; what is ...

Since 1762 the skyline of Kew in West London has been dominated by a rather curious building: a gigantic Chinese Pagoda. The building soars 164ft (50 metres) into the west London sky and was the ...

From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...

Named after the local Red Lion Inn and hidden away in Holborn, this small public square has a very intriguing history. Red Lion Square has been the scene of a pitched battle, is the possible resting ...

The Dickin Medal, also known as the animals' Victoria Cross, was awarded for bravery 54 times between 1943 and 1949: to 18 ...

In AD90, the site of Corbridge was chosen as a site for a major Roman fort designed to protect a bridge spanning the River Tyne. This early fort, complete with turf ramparts and timber buildings, was ...