England
Charles Dickens Lost His Last Christmas Turkey to a Freak Fire
A rediscovered letter reveals the famed author forgave the railway company that botched his holiday delivery
See 150 Years of Stonehenge Family Photos
The collection offers a glimpse into humans' engagement with the monument
Archaeologists Unearth Celtic Warrior Grave Complete With Chariot, Elaborate Shield
One expert hailed the shield as "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium"
Elizabeth I's 'Idiosyncratic' Handwriting Identifies Her as the Scribe Behind a Long Overlooked Translation
The Tudor queen wrote in an "extremely distinctive, disjointed hand," says scholar John-Mark Philo
Artificial Intelligence Reveals Second Playwright’s Contributions to Shakespeare’s 'Henry VIII'
Scholars have long suspected the play, written in 1613, was a collaborative effort. Now, an algorithm has mapped out who wrote what
Miniature Manuscript Penned by Teenaged Charlotte Brontë Will Return to Author’s Childhood Home
The tiny volume, one of six created for a series, will now join four surviving counterparts on view at the Brontë Parsonage Museum
Three Portraits of Victorious Elizabeth I to Be Displayed Together for the First Time
The paintings were created in the wake of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada
You Can Now Explore a 3-D Model of Cave Covered in Creepy 'Witches' Marks'
Visitors spotted hundreds of etchings designed to ward off evil while exploring a cave in England's Creswell Crags
'Witch Bottle' Filled With Teeth, Pins and Mysterious Liquid Discovered in English Chimney
The charms were designed to ward off witches, but new research suggests they had medical uses as well
The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King
The new biopic “The King” finds Timothée Chalamet tracing Henry’s evolution from wayward prince to heroic warrior
Architecture and Math Show the Bayeux Tapestry Was Designed to Decorate a Cathedral
A new study proposes a convincing explanation for the 11th-century tapestry's creation
Watch the New Trailer for Season Three of 'The Crown'
The hit Netflix show returns November 17 with a new cast and will focus on events from the 1960s and '70s
This Jane Austen Letter Highlights the Horrors of 19th-Century Dentistry
The missive, penned after the author accompanied her nieces on a visit to the dentist, will be up for auction later this month
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
British Government ‘Expresses Regret’ for Māori Killed After James Cook’s Arrival in New Zealand
The statement comes as New Zealand prepares to grapple with the 250th anniversary of the first meetings between Captain Cook and the Māori
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
Misidentified Roman ‘Pendants’ Were Actually Women’s Makeup Tools
Known as ‘cosmetic grinders,’ the artifacts would have been used to crush minerals for makeup
American Woman Becomes First Person to Swim English Channel Four Times, Nonstop
Sarah Thomas took 54 hours to cross from England to France and back again twice, just a year after battling cancer
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
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