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 ...

At the south western tip of Millwall, near Canary Wharf in the East End of London, lie the remains of the SS Great Eastern’s launch ramp. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Eastern was ...

Hugh Mercer (1725-1777), a son of Pitsligo kirk minister William Mercer, of Rosehearty, was one of several Highlander Jacobites to leave behind “his own, his native land” in the eighteenth century ...

Not many people know about Blackdown Rings – unless you’re local to the Modbury area, it would probably never occur to you to seek out this sequestered field near the hamlet of Hazelwood. Its hillocks ...

In 1843 the Church of Scotland was still a powerful and influential voice in the nation. Yet in that year it saw a third of its ministers and elders leave to form the Free Church of Scotland; what is ...

Since 1762 the skyline of Kew in West London has been dominated by a rather curious building: a gigantic Chinese Pagoda. The building soars 164ft (50 metres) into the west London sky and was the ...

From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...

Situated on the River Dart in Devon’s South Hams, Dartmouth is a thriving town, with its narrow streets, overhanging medieval houses and old quays. Situated on the River Dart in Devon’s South Hams, ...

Named after the local Red Lion Inn and hidden away in Holborn, this small public square has a very intriguing history. Red Lion Square has been the scene of a pitched battle, is the possible resting ...

Blackwall Point is the northernmost tip of the Greenwich Peninsula, a historically industrial area of South East London. Due to the peninsula’s natural position as a gateway to central London, it has ...