British History
The First Investigation Into the Allied Waterloo Field Hospital Is Unearthing Cannonballs—and Limbs
The dig, conducted by military veterans and service members, suggests just how close Napoleon's forces might have come to victory in the epic battle
Tate Acquires Archive of Works by Little-Known Surrealist Ithell Colquhoun
The collection, featuring some 5,000 sketches, drawings and commercial artworks, promises to instigate a 're-evaluation of her whole career'
Alan Turing Will Be the New Face of Britain’s £50 Note
Persecuted at the end of his life, the British mathematician and code-breaker is now widely admired as a father of computer science
How a Voyage to French Polynesia Set Herman Melville on the Course to Write 'Moby-Dick'
We retrace the journey that had a long-lasting influence on the enigmatic author's improbable career
Is This the Childhood Home of Lady Jane Grey, England’s Nine-Day Queen?
Stone structures unearthed below the brick ruins of Bradgate House may date to the Tudor period
A Remote Scottish Island Needs Help Protecting Its Seaweed-Eating Sheep
North Ronaldsay is looking to hire a warden to rebuild the dike that has long kept its sheep on the coastline
U.K.'s Oldest Tree Is Being Besieged by Tourists
Visitors to the Fortingall Yew are snapping twigs, stealing needles and tying beads and ribbons to branches, which experts believe may be stressing it out
Scotland's Tiny Artificial Islands Date to the Stone Age
Five crannogs in the Outer Hebrides were built 5,000 years ago, perhaps for ritual purposes
Mr. Smithson’s Family Goes to Washington
A contingent of descendants, related to the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, embarked on a tour of the museums
Historian’s New Novel Raises Controversial Theory: Henry VIII Divorced Anne of Cleves Because She’d Already Given Birth
Alison Weir acknowledges the claim, which pulls on previously unexplored evidence, is "inconclusive and speculative" but says it might make readers think
Trove of English Court Records Reveal Stories of Murder, Witchcraft, Cheese Theft
Archivists are cataloging documents from the Assizes court in the Isle of Ely, which tried serious crimes
In Landmark Ruling, Botswana Strikes Down Colonial-Era Law Criminalizing Homosexuality
‘A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, diversity and open-mindedness,’ Justice Michael Leburu said of the ruling
A Medieval Chess Piece Potentially Worth $1.2 Million Languished in a Drawer for Decades
The Lewis warder, part of a larger trove of 12th-century ivory chessmen, was purchased for £5 in 1964
The Oldest Film of a Solar Eclipse Has Been Restored and Released Online
In 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina
Watch Rare Footage of a Smiling, Sunglass-Wearing Queen Victoria
The remarkably clear 1900 film was found in the MoMA archives
Two Unseen Photographs of Queen Victoria Released in Honor of Her 200th Birthday
Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were early and eager adopters of new photographic technologies and commissioned many personal family portraits
Tower of London Welcomes Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years
The four chicks eat at least once every two hours, feasting on a diet of quail, mice and rats
Archaeologists Are Excavating Site of Scottish Massacre That Inspired the ‘Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding
In 1692, members of the Campbell clan turned on their MacDonald hosts, killing at least 38 men and sending women and children fleeing into the hills
Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian's Wall
The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome's favorite game
Historians Are Looking for Images of the HMS Beagle's Anchors
Researchers are hoping to confirm that they have discovered an anchor from the ship that carried Darwin stuck in the mud of an Australian river
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