What is the Oldest Pub or Inn in England?
Pubs are fertile ground for tall tales, with many claims to the oldest pub in England. Here are the facts.
Pubs are fertile ground for tall tales, with many claims to the oldest pub in England. Here are the facts.
From 5 to 9 December 1952, a thick, toxic smog blanketed London.
With its development linked to the growth of the Royal Dockyard, Chatham Intra High Street has a wealth of fascinating historic buildings.
By 1944, over half a million United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) servicemen were stationed in Britain.
From the most expensive jewellery and furniture to public buildings, learn now Tutankhamun inspired the world of design and popular culture.
The first electrical communication system was introduced in England in the 1830s.
Possibly the first Black lion tamer in England, Maccomo was tamer to Sunderland’s famous taxidermy lion Wallace.
Not long after the end of the Second World War, a small and secretive cabinet committee took the decision that Britain should develop an atomic bomb.
After thousands of homes in Britain were destroyed during the Second World War, temporary houses known as ‘prefabs’ were built.
Alexander Graham Bell developed the world’s first working telephone, receiving a patent on the 7 March 1876.