Sealed Knot at Basing House
Every once in a while someone with a passion for history and a love of good story telling comes across a historical figure, movement, or event that makes them sit up and think, “Wow, this wou…
Today: A photobombing elephant, muddy men and a dog in boots.
The discovery of a 17th century silk dress buried in the sands of the Wadden Sea has shone new light on a daring mission by Charles I's wife to sell the crown jewels on the eve of the English Civil War.
Norman history will be brought to life at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July thanks to English Heritage's exciting Meet the Normans event.
People who aren’t deeply cognisant with the history of seventeenth century mathematics might be forgiven for thinking that Isaac Newton was the only significant English mathematician in this centur…
Wikipedia article about Sir Edward Coke
Thomas Middleton, writer of The Changeling, has been revealed as the most likely co-author of the comedy according to analysis of text, spelling, and narrative phrases by Oxford University.
Comme l’indique le titre, ils sont de retour. Les quatre mousquetaires reprennent du service, seize ans après le premier opus – vingt ans selon le roman de Dumas qui a servi (de loin) à l’écriture du scénario. Nous retrouvons donc notre petit monde...
Precisely how deep Cromwell's Puritanical streak ran is shown in a series of proclamations from 350 years ago that have just come to light. The charters spell out Cromwell's grim vision for the nation.