Britain has more than 3,000 stately homes, and many are open to us hoi polloi. Indeed, visiting a stately home has become a ...
Based at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, its cathedral has been home to the Bishop of Bath and Wells since ...
Is Dublin worth visiting? Absolutely! Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is a city steeped in history and renowned for its ...
The new option of a stopover in Iceland at no extra cost on the flights is an added attraction. Yes, like all no-frills airlines, you pay extra for cabin and hold bags and food, and there is no ...
There's a reason so many celebs have retreated to Cliveden House over the years. Here, we review the food, rooms, amenties, ...
We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items ... tomorrow and decades into the future. We have millions of books, but also newspapers, maps, sound recordings, patents ...
The adulterous monarch married Anne - the second of six wives - after an affair with her while still with his first wife Catherine of Aragon, with whom he later parted company. Anne had been serving ...
In general, an overdue library book is a pretty common occurrence — however, one that has been overdue for an entire century is definitely outside of the norm. The Paterson Public Library in New ...
"The irony wasn't lost on me," he chuckled. "My book was just about to be published. I was in Paris reacting in a very British way in France as a Frenchman and doing what British people do ...
This broad swathe of history is the British Library’s natural ground: prior to the hack in 2023, many of the manuscripts and books on show here were digitised online. And there are manuscripts a ...