19th and 20th July at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6RN. Join us as a thousand years of history is brought to life!

The remarkable story of how the fourth son of a minor 12th century baron rose to be one of the richest men of his day and Regent of England is a true Knight's Tale!

July 1 st 1916 – the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army; The Battle of the Somme On 1st July 1916 at around 7.30 in the morning, whistles were blown to signal the start of what would be ...

The 2017 film 'Victoria and Abdul' highlights the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant ...

If you had been in London on Saturday 22nd June 1861, no doubt you would have made your way, with thousands of other sightseers, to watch the Tooley Street Fire burn its way from Cotton’s Wharf, which ...

Britain has a long and often eccentric legal history, filled with laws that range from the oddly specific to the downright peculiar. While many of these strange statutes were repealed years ago, a ...

A ruthless military leader and company administrator, Robert Clive, also known as Clive of India played a pivotal role in securing the East India Company's power and laying the foundations for the ...

Penwith is where Britain ends. It is the final strip of land before the sea, stretching out a small finger into the ocean as though reaching forlornly for the sunset. Britain’s ancient inhabitants ...

On 15th June 1815, a ball took place in a coach house adjoining the Duke and Duchess of Richmond’s temporary home in Brussels. Known as the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball, it was to become one of the most ...

One of the most controversial, eccentric individuals of the Second World War was Major-General Orde Wingate, leader of the Chindits during the Burma Campaign ...

Edward of Woodstock was born in – unsurprisingly – Woodstock, on June 15th 1330. He was the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, but alas he never actually became king, dying one ...

The story of shortbread begins with the medieval "biscuit bread". Any leftover dough from bread making was dried out in… ...