British History
The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster
The 1966 Welsh mining tragedy claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults and features heavily in the third season of Netflix's "The Crown"
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
For Sale: Trove of Tempestuous Letters Exchanged by Ian Fleming and His Wife, Ann
"In the present twilight, we are hurting each other to an extent that makes life hardly bearable," wrote the James Bond author in one missive
Archaeologists Unearth Hollowed-Out Whale Vertebra Containing Human Jawbone, Remains of Newborn Lambs
Iron Age Scots made the unusual vessel with the bone of a fin whale, Earth's second largest whale species
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
You Could Own an Amputated Arm From the George III Statue Toppled at Bowling Green
The 18th-century lead fragment was unearthed in a Connecticut resident's garden in 1991
Archaeologists Discover Medieval Woman and Child's Skeletons at the Tower of London
The remains shine a light on the ordinary people who lived and worked in one of England’s most notorious historic sites
Newly Discovered Treasures Came From the Same Sunken Ship That Carried the Controversial 'Elgin Marbles'
The "Mentor," a vessel owned by the notorious Lord Elgin, sank in 1802 while carrying panels and sculptures looted from the Parthenon
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
What Millions of Books Reveal About 200 Years of Happiness
Researchers analyzed eight million texts to gauge how lifespan, warfare and the economy affect national well-being
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
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