England
Would You Like to Buy an Extinct Volcano?
The U.K.’s Posbury Clump may not have the snazziest of names, but the site boasts a rich history—and is available for around $60,700
A Literary Vandal Is Ripping Pages Out of Books and Putting Them Back on Shelves
The so-called 'book ripper' has targeted more than 100 volumes at a library and charity bookshop in the English town of Herne Bay
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
Europe Reacts to the Treaty of Versailles, in Photos
One hundred years ago, the news broke that World War I had officially ended.
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
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
Calling All Green Thumbs! A Legendary British Island Is Looking to Hire a Resident Gardener
Applicants will need to be comfortable with rappelling down the battlements of a historic castle
Welsh Doctors Can Now Prescribe Free Bicycle Rides
The pilot program joins a recent spate of 'social prescribing' activities to hit the U.K.
Lily Parr, a Pioneering English Footballer, Scores Bronze Monument
Parr rose to fame in the years after WWI, a time when women’s soccer blossomed in the U.K.
17th-Century Bible Stolen From Pittsburgh Library Recovered in the Netherlands
The 404-year-old religious text was one of more than 300 artifacts stolen from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Library over a two-decade period
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
The 19th-Century Lesbian Landowner Who Set Out to Find a Wife
A new HBO series explores the remarkable life of Anne Lister, based on her voluminous and intimate diaries
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
Unearthed: Gold Hatpin Potentially Owned by Edward IV
Sweeping through a field with a metal detector, a woman uncovered the find, which features one of the Yorkist king’s heraldic badges, a “sun in splendor”
819-Year-Old Royal Charter Issued by King John Found in University Archives
A visiting historian happened upon the medieval document while conducting research in Durham, England
DNA Shows Ethnically Diverse Crew Sailed Henry VIII's Flagship
The research on the skeletons found near the wreck suggests there were sailors and marines on board who came from North Africa and the Mediterranean
The House That May Have Inspired ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is Up for Sale
A chamber in Ponden Hall bears similarity to the room where the narrator Lockwood passes a fitful night of sleep—and dreams of an ‘ice-cold’ ghost
Graffiti Left by Soldiers Repairing Hadrian’s Wall Will Be Immortalized in 3-D
Historic London calls the etchings "some of the most important" along the empire’s sprawling 73-mile northern border
Henry VII’s Marriage Bed May Have Spent 15 Years in a British Hotel’s Honeymoon Suite
Some experts say the ornately carved oak bed was commissioned for the wedding of the first Tudor king and his queen, Elizabeth of York
Fragments of Early Arthurian Legend Found in 16th-Century Book
The seven manuscript fragments, which date to the 13th century, tell the story of Merlin leading a battle charge
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