Madam V traces the journey of Virginia Vernon during WW2, who was tasked with looking after the welfare of performers ...

The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of Titanic ...

The history of execution at Pentonville began with the hanging of a Scottish hawker in 1902. Over the next sixty years the names of those who made the short walk to the gallows reads like a who’s who ...

Situated on the Roman Akeman Street, in the heart of the Vale to which it gives its name, Aylesbury’s claim to be the county town of Buckinghamshire derives from its centrality and its early status as ...

Adam Bushnell, Nigel Clifton (Illustrator), ...

Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape ...

ALISON TAYLOR is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and editor of the Proceedings of Cambridge Antiquarian Society. She was County Archaeologist ...

An Illustrated Journey through History by Time Team Artist Victor Ambrus ...

John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, ‘Once again, Evans has rescued a fascinating piece of newspaper history. He presents a disturbing portrait of a Fleet Street journalist who, in getting close to ...

Women in Britain aged over 30 got the vote in 1918, but they weren’t the first women to vote in Britain. Political history is often dominated by characters who have certain things in common; they are ...

When fishing boats were numerous, Scotland was a wonderful place to see them. Even now, it’s still possible to catch a hint of what used to be. Peter Drummond has roamed the coastlines and harbours of ...

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 ...