The 2017 film 'Victoria and Abdul' highlights the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant ...

Have you ever wondered where your surname comes from? Or when people start using surnames (last names) and why? In England, surnames are also commonly known as last names due to the practice of ...

In our earlier article concerning children’s nursery rhymes, we outlined how many of the seemingly childish playground chants appear to have their roots based in historic fact. In the previous article ...

Blitzkrieg – the lightning war – was the name given to the devastating German bombing attacks to which the United Kingdom was subjected from September 1940 until May 1941. The Blitz as it became known ...

Falkirk in Scotland is home to The Kelpies, the largest equine sculpture in the world. Unveiled in April 2014, these 30-metre high horse-head sculptures are situated in Helix Park near the M9 Motorway ...

Roch Castle Roch, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Roch Castle sits high above the Pembrokeshire landscape offering panoramic views over St Brides Bay and the Preseli Hills. Choose a bed and ...

Welcome to Historic UK’s Living History Events Diary! One of the most enjoyable ways to experience history first hand is to attend one of the many Living History re-enactments taking place this year.

Whilst the English penchant for manners and socially appropriate behaviour is renowned across the world, the word etiquette to which we so often refer actually originates from the French estiquette – ...

I once took home a bundle of Arum Lilies, discarded from the greenhouses of a local nurseryman. Only once. The moment my mother spotted them she threw a tantrum of monumental proportions and bodily ...

The ancient seaport of Whitby, Yorkshire is a beautiful and picturesque natural harbour situated on England’s North East Coast. It is essentially a town of two parts divided by the River Esk, and ...

However little you know about the history of medicine, you’re probably aware that doctors used to prescribe some pretty strange courses of treatment. For centuries they were famously reliant on ...

An iconic image of the British Police is that of a bobby swinging a truncheon, chasing down criminals and sending them away in handcuffs. While in the UK today an increasing proportion of the police ...