After last month’s column on Westminster Cathedral, I will continue my ecclesiastical theme this month by exploring three of the great religious…
In the early 18th century, Avon Street was built to accommodate wealthy visitors to Bath’s fashionable spa waters. Within half a century,…
Excavations on the site of Tetley’s Brewery in Leeds have revealed intriguing insights into the 18th- and 19th-century development of the city.…
Recent DNA analysis of whalebone artefacts found at The Cairns, Orkney, has shed light on the relationship between these marine mammals and…
Ireland is undoubtedly full of history – a fact made abundantly clear in Turtle Bunbury’s new book, which sets out to explore…
This is a book you will want in your pocket if you are going for a stroll in East Anglia. Through his…
As the title of this book suggests, historic landscapes have the potential to improve the lives of those experiencing mental ill-health, by…
Christianity was first brought to Britain by the Romans and it underwent many drastic changes between the time of its initial introduction…
The decennial Pilgrimage of Hadrian’s Wall is an act of veneration for the most-substantial Roman monument in Britain, and the outstanding frontier-work…
This book is a welcome addition to the existing large corpus of material on the establishment and development of the plantation of…
A visit to Winchester’s cathedral and City Museum offers a chance to explore the ecclesiastical life and early days of this historic…