British History
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
Trove of English Court Records Reveal Stories of Murder, Witchcraft, Cheese Theft
Archivists are cataloging documents from the Assizes court in the Isle of Ely, which tried serious crimes
In Landmark Ruling, Botswana Strikes Down Colonial-Era Law Criminalizing Homosexuality
‘A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, diversity and open-mindedness,’ Justice Michael Leburu said of the ruling
A Medieval Chess Piece Potentially Worth $1.2 Million Languished in a Drawer for Decades
The Lewis warder, part of a larger trove of 12th-century ivory chessmen, was purchased for £5 in 1964
The Oldest Film of a Solar Eclipse Has Been Restored and Released Online
In 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina
Watch Rare Footage of a Smiling, Sunglass-Wearing Queen Victoria
The remarkably clear 1900 film was found in the MoMA archives
Two Unseen Photographs of Queen Victoria Released in Honor of Her 200th Birthday
Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were early and eager adopters of new photographic technologies and commissioned many personal family portraits
Tower of London Welcomes Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years
The four chicks eat at least once every two hours, feasting on a diet of quail, mice and rats
Archaeologists Are Excavating Site of Scottish Massacre That Inspired the ‘Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding
In 1692, members of the Campbell clan turned on their MacDonald hosts, killing at least 38 men and sending women and children fleeing into the hills
Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian's Wall
The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome's favorite game
Historians Are Looking for Images of the HMS Beagle's Anchors
Researchers are hoping to confirm that they have discovered an anchor from the ship that carried Darwin stuck in the mud of an Australian river
Did Elizabeth Woodville, England’s ‘White Queen,’ Die of the Plague?
A 500-year-old letter recently found in the National Archives suggests the queen was buried quickly and without ceremony due to fear of contagion
'A Clockwork Orange' Follow-Up Found in Burgess Archives
'The Clockwork Condition' was intended to be a philosophical examination of themes raised in his most popular and problematic novel
Diary of Livingstone's Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized
He traveled with the Scottish missionary and explorer searching for the source of the Nile, and he's responsible for bringing his remains to Britain
Ring Containing Charlotte Brontë's Hair Discovered in Attic
The piece of mourning jewelry includes an inscription and a little door covering a plaited lock of the <i>Jane Eyre</i> author's hair
U.K. Construction Finds Neolithic Skeletons That May Have Been Victims of Human Sacrifice
Archaeologists have recovered 26 sets of human remains, as well as artifacts including pottery and a decorative comb
Stone Circles at Avebury May Have Surrounded House for Neolithic ‘One Percent’
Researchers theorize that the monument, near Stonehenge, was erected to commemorate the site of later generations' ancestral home
Thanks to Facial Reconstruction, You Can Now Look Into the Eyes of a Neolithic Dog
The collie-sized canine was buried in a cavernous tomb on Scotland’s Orkney Islands around 2,500 B.C.
Computer Analysis Says 'Beowulf' Is the Work of a Single Author
Academics have argued about the origins of the Old English epic for two centuries
How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
Born more than 150 years apart, the two British luminaries each encountered rough receptions for their radical ideas
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