From Britain's distant Viking past right up to the D-Day landings, here are 15 of the most common misconceptions that many ...

A poet and scholar, James sought to avoid conflicts in Europe and commissioned the translation of the Bible that would bear ...

Today in History for Dec. 17: ...

As the 2,000 lots in TimeLine’s December 9-11 Numismatic Auction reveal, nearly all coins minted over the past 3,000+ years have served multiple purposes from the very day they were minted, and those ...

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps ...

Becket’s shrine in Canterbury Cathedral — was destroyed by King Henry VIII in 1538, to this day pilgrims walk along that ...

Without the scroll, we may not have known that some medieval communal prayers included interactive call and response, and without the bravery of women, a 1400s artifact that evaded its decreed ...

The charity tasked with rescuing an "incredibly important" building in East Sussex has been given a grant of over £21,000 by ...

Cabinet, with cabinet secrecy, can pass a regulation that changes a law duly passed by Parliament,” Martin Olszynski, a ...

A new biography explores how Hans Holbein’s portraits shaped the public image and enduring legacy of England’s most famous ...

Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams recount Anne Boleyn's final days in the Tower of London, from her condemned walk ...

Historic England has awarded a grant of £21,120 to help support restoration of the Mint House in Pevensey, East Sussex.