Groundbreaking English Women of Science
Discover the women who made giant leaps in medicine, helped us better understand nature, and played a surprising role during the Second World War.
Discover the women who made giant leaps in medicine, helped us better understand nature, and played a surprising role during the Second World War.
From playing in bloomers and boots to the Lionesses’ Euros victory, discover how women’s football in England has changed over the centuries.
Think of the seafront and you probably think of holidays, time on the beach, a dip in the sea.
During the First World War, Britain turned to the Empire for assistance – including New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Australia, Canada and South Africa.
Here we explore 10 dramatic coastal sites in England, which are open to the public and worth a visit all year round.
By the time of the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the amphitheatre was a well-established building form, reaching its ultimate archetype in the construction of the Colosseum in AD 69 – 96.





