British History
Shells From Captain Cook's Final Voyage Were Rescued From a Dumpster
Long presumed lost, the collection of rare shells is now on display in England
St. Patrick Opened a Portal to Purgatory on This Little-Known Irish Island
Medieval pilgrims flocked to the site for spiritual purification
A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword Emerges From an English River
Discovered by a magnet fisher, the weapon dates to between 850 and 975, during the Vikings' violent conquest of Britain
You Could Run a 'Penguin Post Office' in Antarctica
Three new hires will spend five months living among gentoo penguins and sorting postcards at the world's southernmost post office
Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Balfour Portrait at Cambridge University
The 1917 Balfour Declaration was a pivotal declaration of British support for a "national home for the Jewish people"
You Can Spend the Night in the Secret Library Tucked Inside St. Paul's Cathedral
Airbnb is offering two guests the chance to sleep amongst 22,000 books in an area normally off-limits to visitors
What Happened to the Canary in the Coal Mine? The Story of How the Real-Life Animal Helper Became Just a Metaphor
The humble bird, which was employed until 1986, represents an important part of mining history
Auction House Cancels Sale of Looted Ethiopian Shield
Heritage officials have called for the return of the artifact, which British forces seized in 1868
Why Did Colonists Trash This Piece of Armor After Settling in Maryland 300 Years Ago?
The metal plate was unearthed in the cellar of a storehouse dating to the mid-1600s
The Real History Behind FX's 'Shogun'
A new adaptation offers a fresh take on James Clavell's 1975 novel, which fictionalizes the stories of English sailor William Adams, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Japanese noblewoman Hosokawa Gracia
Divers Recover Bell From Wreck of American Destroyer Sunk in World War I
Sixty-four American sailors died when a German torpedo hit the USS "Jacob Jones" on December 6, 1917
Archaeologists Were 'Amazed' to Find That a 1,700-Year-Old Chicken Egg Still Has Liquid Inside
Discovered in England, the egg is thought to be the only one of its kind—and analysis of its contents could shed new light on its origins
Metal Detectorist Finds a Rare 3,000-Year-Old Dress Fastener
The gold accessory is one of only seven artifacts of this kind discovered in England and Wales
Archaeologists Discover Rare Roman Funerary Bed Buried Beneath London
The wooden bed was likely dismantled IKEA-style before being buried alongside a high-status individual
Archaeologists Discover a 'High-End' Blacksmith's Iron Age Workshop
Found in Oxfordshire, the "smithy" was active at the beginning of a transformative era in Britain
The Sensation Novelist Who Exposed the Plight of Victorian Women
Wilkie Collins drew on his legal training to dramatize the inequality caused by outdated laws regarding marital and property rights
Winston Churchill Wore False Teeth to Deliver Historic Wartime Speeches. Now, They're for Sale
The British prime minister likely acquired the custom gold-mounted dentures around the beginning of World War II
The Real History Behind 'Masters of the Air' and the 100th Bomb Group
The long-awaited follow-up to "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" centers on an American aerial group nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth"
First Known Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp Goes to Auction
The 183-year-old envelope is a rare example of two early forms of prepaid postage: Mulready envelopes and adhesive stamps
This Museum Is Searching for Lost Artworks by Members of the Bloomsbury Group
The Charleston museum is launching a new initiative to acquire 50 privately owned works by 2030
Page 1 of 49