The Secret War: Resistance in Britain During the Second World War
Britain’s war against Germany and her allies in the Second World War was not confined to the battlefields.
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Dickens at Christmas: 7 Places to Visit Around England
Is there any novelist more closely linked with Yuletide than Charles Dickens? His story, A Christmas Carol, was an instant hit in 1843 and helped make Christmas fashionable again.
8 Historic London Shopfronts
London streets are lined with colourful shops, clamouring for our attention. Many are of considerable age, and have survived forContinue Reading
England’s Lost Asylums
For centuries, mental illness was regarded as a spiritual affliction rather than a medical one; thankfully social attitudes have changed.Continue Reading
A Brief Introduction to Garden Cities
By the middle of the 19th century, over half of Britain’s population lived in towns.
A Brief Introduction to Boston: the Making of a Market Town
Boston, Lincolnshire, didn’t just give its name to Boston, Massachusetts in the USA: many of its most prominent citizens actuallyContinue Reading
A Brief Introduction to… Castles of Legend
Castles were never just defensive structures. They were also centres of administration and justice, but above all they were theContinue Reading