British History
British Museum Moves Bust of Founder, Who Profited From Slavery
The London institution, which reopened this week, is reckoning with its colonialist history in the wake of global protests against racism
Lost Medieval Sacristy, Burial Grounds Unearthed at Westminster Abbey
Demolished in the 1740s, the 13th-century structure once housed the church's altar linens, chalices and other sacred items
Stone Sculptures of 'Chronicles of Narnia' Characters to Adorn Medieval Church
Statues of Aslan, the White Witch and other mythical beings will replace weathered carvings at St. Mary's Church in Yorkshire
Buckingham Palace's Art Collection to Be Exhibited in Public Gallery for First Time
The 65 works set to go on view include masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Titian
Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor's Attic Floorboards
Among the finds are manuscripts possibly used to perform illegal Catholic masses, silk fragments and handwritten music
How 12 Female Cookbook Authors Changed the Way We Eat
A new book examines the recipes of a dozen cooks who made groundbreaking contributions across the food industry
Stonehenge-Like 'Timber Circles' Found in Portugal
The 66-foot wide circle of wooden posts predates the British monument by several hundred years
Rare Bronze Age Sword, Horse Harness Unearthed in Scotland
The "nationally significant" trove of 3,000-year-old artifacts also includes a pendant, rings and chariot wheel axle caps
Wreck of U-Boat Sunk Off English Coast During WWI Explored for the First Time
Researchers used deep-sea scanning to learn more about the German submarine's history
Amid Reckoning on Public Art, Statue of Black 'Everywoman' Unveiled in London
Thomas J. Price's nine-foot-tall "Reaching Out" celebrates black culture and rejects monumentalism
Archaeologists Pinpoint Origins of Stonehenge's Mysterious Megaliths
A new study used chemical analysis to determine that the 20-ton boulders came from the West Woods, some 15 miles away
A New London Tube Map Will Highlight Women and Nonbinary People
Co-organizers Emma Watson and Reni Eddo-Lodge drew inspiration from a 2016 project centered on the New York City subway
Can You Help Identify This Museum's Mystery Artifacts?
A Manchester-based science institution has a backlog of unusual objects in need of classification
See Archaeological Treasures Unearthed by U.K. Residents During Lockdown
Finds include a Neolithic arrowhead, a snake-shaped belt hook and shards of Roman pottery
Iron Age Murder Victim's Skeleton Found in England
The man was buried with his hands bound together at the waist
Hawaiian Chief's Cloak and Helmet Repatriated After 241 Years
A New Zealand museum initially returned the artifacts, given to Captain James Cook in 1779, on a long-term loan in 2016
Researchers Digitally Reconstruct Thomas Becket's Razed Canterbury Cathedral Shrine
The model, centered around the medieval saint's golden casket, is now available to view online
Explore a 5,000-Year-Old Welsh Tomb Recreated in Minecraft
The virtual world now boasts a cube-based recreation of Bryn Celli Ddu in its heyday
Renovations at Historic York Guildhall Reveal Human Remains, Roman Artifacts
Ongoing work at the 15th-century municipal building has yielded an array of archaeological finds
Local Man Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Lead Ingot in Welsh Field
Rob Jones' discovery adds a tangible piece of evidence to the history of mining in Roman Britain
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