Today (March 27 2025) marks the 400th anniversary of the death of James VI and I and series of commemorative events are taking place throughout ...

Basing House was a thorn in Parliament’s side. Commanding the road to London (held by the parliamentarians) the mansion hampered the city’s communications and its prosperous wool trade. It was ...

When his father died in 1646 the prospects for Sir John Reresby must have appeared bleak, just 12 years old and faced with ...

Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent ...

Tom Watson tells the story of Bishop Peter Mews wounded many times in the First English Civil War and, 40 years later, at the ...

Cliveden's new afternoon tea menu offers historical figures' favourite treats in the same venue they enjoyed them - including Queen Victoria's very own Victoria sponge cake recipe.

This popular film location for the Crown may look like an ancient castle, and while it is the UK's oldest castle, it is also ...

When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

Farnham-based, award-winning children’s author Ally Sherrick hosted a launch event for her latest book, Rebel Heart, at ...