British History
The Man Who Transformed a Welsh Town Into a 'Kingdom' of Used Books
Thanks to Richard Booth, who died on August 20 at the age of 80, the town is still known as a literary hub
An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could Be the Oldest Boat-Building Site Ever Discovered
The Stone Age platform, where log boats may have been constructed, reveals early knowledge of advanced wood working techniques
Thousands of Unseen Photographs, Documents Digitized for Prince Albert’s 200th Birthday
The collection highlights the royal consort’s role in shaping Victorian society, from his interest in photography to his passion for social reform
London's 'Eiffel Tower' Is Still Losing Money
Built for the 2012 Olympic Games, the ArcelorMittal Orbit has not turned into the tourist attraction it was expected to become
See the Face of Hilda, a Toothless Iron Age Druid Woman
A Scottish university student has recreated Hilda's likeness out of wax
See Scrap of Cloth Believed to Be From Elizabeth I’s Only Surviving Dress
The fabric, set to go on view, was previously used as an altar cloth in a small village church
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Are Coming to Broadway
In 'Six,' the Tudor queens get a chance to share their side of the story
This Ancient Roman Souvenir Stylus Is Inscribed With a Corny Joke
Loosely translated, the message reads, ‘I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus’
A Statue in the U.K. Had to Be Moved Because It Was Too Popular
Visitors flocked to see ‘Seated Figure’ by the artist Sean Henry—and damaged the surrounding landscape of the North York Moors in the process
The Charles Dickens Museum Acquires ‘Lost’ Portrait of the Author as a Young Man
The 1843 painting by Margaret Gillies surfaced at an auction in South Africa in 2017
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
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