British History
Victoria and Abdul: The Friendship that Scandalized England
Near the end of her reign, Queen Victoria developed a friendship with an Indian servant, elevating him to trusted advisor and infuriating her court
Researchers Want to Revive These 30 Antique English Words
The public can vote on their favorite from a list including hugger-mugger, rouzy-bouzy, nickum and sillytonian
Scotland's Oldest Remaining Snow Patch Expected to Soon Disappear
Known as 'The Sphinx,' the icy spot on the mountain Braeriach hasn't completely melted for 11 years
Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian's Wall
The newly discovered artifacts are the latest discovery at Vindolanda, once a remote outpost of the Roman empire
The Jane Austen £10 Note Extends the "Ladylike" History of British Money
The beloved novelist is the latest icon in the Bank of England's long—and fraught—tradition of gendering finance
This Nineteenth-Century Genealogist Argued Norse God Odin Was George Washington’s Great-Great-Great... Grandfather
Albert Welles's ideas about whiteness were a reflection of his time, and would be continued into the future
In the 19th Century, You Wouldn’t Want to Be Put on the Treadmill
This grueling nineteenth-century punishment was supposed to provide a torturous lesson about hard work
Freddie Mercury, Musical Genius and Stamp Collector
The singer-songwriter's childhood stamp album offers an insight to his character
European Summit to Discuss the Return of Looted West African Art
Treasures taken by a British invasion in 1897 could return to Nigeria as a permanent exhibition
The Vacuum Cleaner Was Harder to Invent Than You Might Think
The original vacuum cleaner required a number of improvements before becoming the household staple it is today
New Letters Show Alan Turing Wasn't a Fan of the U.S.A.
The groundbreaking mathematician and computer scientist who spent 2 years at Princeton wrote that he 'detests America' in newly found documents
The Author of ‘Frankenstein’ Also Wrote a Post-Apocalyptic Plague Novel
‘The Last Man’ was derided in its time for being too grim, but today it would fit in with a growing genre of dystopian fiction
The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—and Why the British Won't Give It Back
A star of London’s Crown Jewels, the Indian gem has a bloody history of colonial conquest
Go Behind the Glass of Churchill’s Underground War Rooms
Exploring the secrets of the storied bunker—from its well-worn maps to a leader under extreme duress
England’s Witch Trials Were Lawful
It might seem like collective madness today, but the mechanisms for trying witches in England were enshrined in law
Part of Henry VIII's Birthplace Discovered
Workers uncovered two rooms of Greenwich Palace while building a visitors center at the Old Royal Naval College in London
Big Ben to Fall Silent During Four-Year Renovation Project
It is the longest time that Big Ben has been paused during its 157-year history
Months Before Pearl Harbor, Churchill and Roosevelt Held a Secret Meeting of Alliance
The two leaders met in a warship off the coast of northern Canada to talk strategy
A Brief History of Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossings
Fifteenth time’s the charm, evidently
New Analysis Indicates Early Britons Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism
A zigzag pattern on an arm bone indicates around 15,000 years ago, humans in Britain may have consumed others as part of a funeral rite
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