British History
A Cigar Puffed by Winston Churchill Is Set to Go on Auction
The British prime minister smoked the cigar while attending a movie premiere in 1953
Archaeologists Find Shot Glass Shards, Anti-Witch Carving at Centuries-Old Scottish Pub
At the time of its construction, the Wilkhouse Inn was considered a "statement of modernity and affluence"
Who Were the Real 'Peaky Blinders'?
The Shelby family is fictional, but a real street gang operated in Birmingham at the turn of the 20th century
This Map Shows the Scale of 16th- and 17th-Century Scottish Witch Hunts
The interactive tool tells the stories of 3,141 men and women accused of practicing witchcraft
Bankruptcy of U.K.'s Largest Travel Operator Strands Thousands of Vacationers
The U.K. government is undertaking the largest repatriation effort since WWII to bring home 150,000 Thomas Cook customers
Joachim Gans, the First Practicing Jew to Set Foot in North America, Finally Gets His Due
The metallurgist came to the Roanoke settlement looking for raw materials to support the English war effort
Student Discovers Secret Acrostic in Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’
A Tufts University undergraduate spotted three interlocking instances of the word “FALL” in Book 9 of the epic poem
Prehistoric Farmers' Teeth Show Humans Were Drinking Animal Milk 6,000 Years Ago
A new study suggests Neolithic Britons processed raw milk to reduce its lactose content
Artifacts from the Final Battle of the English Civil War Uncovered During Road Project
In 1651, Parliamentary forces defeated Royalist troops, forcing Charles II into exile
Medieval Coin Hoard Offers Evidence of Early Tax Evasion
Metal detector enthusiasts in England unearthed a trove of 2,528 coins while searching in Somerset
The Man Who Transformed a Welsh Town Into a 'Kingdom' of Used Books
Thanks to Richard Booth, who died on August 20 at the age of 80, the town is still known as a literary hub
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could Be the Oldest Boat-Building Site Ever Discovered
The Stone Age platform, where log boats may have been constructed, reveals early knowledge of advanced wood working techniques
Thousands of Unseen Photographs, Documents Digitized for Prince Albert’s 200th Birthday
The collection highlights the royal consort’s role in shaping Victorian society, from his interest in photography to his passion for social reform
London's 'Eiffel Tower' Is Still Losing Money
Built for the 2012 Olympic Games, the ArcelorMittal Orbit has not turned into the tourist attraction it was expected to become
See the Face of Hilda, a Toothless Iron Age Druid Woman
A Scottish university student has recreated Hilda's likeness out of wax
See Scrap of Cloth Believed to Be From Elizabeth I’s Only Surviving Dress
The fabric, set to go on view, was previously used as an altar cloth in a small village church
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Are Coming to Broadway
In 'Six,' the Tudor queens get a chance to share their side of the story
This Ancient Roman Souvenir Stylus Is Inscribed With a Corny Joke
Loosely translated, the message reads, ‘I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus’
A Statue in the U.K. Had to Be Moved Because It Was Too Popular
Visitors flocked to see ‘Seated Figure’ by the artist Sean Henry—and damaged the surrounding landscape of the North York Moors in the process
The Charles Dickens Museum Acquires ‘Lost’ Portrait of the Author as a Young Man
The 1843 painting by Margaret Gillies surfaced at an auction in South Africa in 2017
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