It should probably come as no shock to you that the arrival and display of the Bayeux Tapestry at The British Museum is a pretty big event for keen historians. Whether medieval England is your area of study or not, having an artefact as...
The year 1066 was witness to a war of three kings, but two had to die before the third could wear a crown. William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, was crowned on Christmas Day. Later, he backdated his reign to the day on which King Edward the...
George Villiers, Second Duke of Buckingham, cheekily but accurately described King Charles II’S lifelong passions, saying he “could sail a yacht, trim a barge and loved ducks, tarts and buttered buns”. While Charles is famous for his...
The roads of 19th century India were a dangerous place for travellers. Rumours of innocent wanderers slaughtered upon the dusty trails as offerings to the Hindu goddess Kali spread fear throughout the subcontinent. Bodies were rarely...
