Learn about Anne Boleyn's legacy, her iconic 'B' pattern portraits, and how history shapes our view of her appearance.

March 17 th is Saint Patrick’s Day, the feast day of the saint traditionally credited with converting Ireland to Christianity in the 5 th century. The date has become an occasion to celebrate wider ...

Professor MARK CLAPSON is a much published and frequently cited writer on social change and urban development. Educated at the Universities of Lancaster and Warwick, his research interests include ...

ANNE JOHNSON has been a Londoner for fifty years. She is a professional storyteller and songwriter who is committed to bringing live storytelling and music into schools as the Director of Everyday ...

MARNIE PALMER now lives near Bath with her new partner, John, and their two Jack Russell terriers. Her former five-star jetset lifestyle has been replaced by a retirement of gardening and fly-fishing.

TOM MORGAN is currently a correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. He has also covered major news events around the world for The Sun and the Press Association.

ROGER LING is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Manchester. In addition to excavating widely in Britain, he has directed a programme of recorded and analysis in the ...

‘Jo Stanley has fearlessly explored the depths of maritime history, discovering treasures along the way. Read this book and find out why.’ Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human History, ...

The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Affecting all races, gender and age groups. It is only in recent times that it has been globally outlawed with the United ...

Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. It ...

The Titanic disaster is famous not only for the two-hour-forty-minute stately submerging of the ship into the icy water and the numerous human dramas that unfolded on board, but also for the breaking ...