On 30th March 1856, the Crimean War was formally brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. This formal recognition signed at the Congress of Paris came after Russia accepted a ...

The Battle of Towton on 29th March 1461 was possibly the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. Although the Lancastrian King Henry VI had transferred the right of succession to the ...

Some believe that certain stones can cure illnesses – for example, the 12 o’clock Stone near Nancledra in Cornwall can, it is said, cure children of rickets as long as they are not illegitimate or the ...