And the guns fell silent on Christmas Eve … ” By December 1914, the war that was supposed to be over by Christmas was clearly ...

Invented by Henry Cole, who sort a way to avoid writing endless Christmas letters to friends and family, the Christmas card ...

Today we associate carols with the school nativity play or in church: shopping malls echo to the sound of Christmas songs ...

Imagine this: a woman in her thirties or older who lives alone — maybe sharing her home with some pets but no other people. She has unconventional interests and cares about things that other people ...

Welcome to Historic UK’s Living History Events Diary! One of the most enjoyable ways to experience history first hand is to attend one of the many Living History re-enactments taking place this year.

Elizabeth I gave her name to a golden age of poets, statesmen and adventurers. Known as the Virgin Queen, or Gloriana, her union with her people became a substitute for the marriage she never made.

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