The fair has a jewel of a 16th-century illuminated manuscript, and other museum-quality items, but fewer standouts over all.

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American history was delivered right here in Virginia. It was Patrick Henry’s spirited “Give Me Liberty or Give ...

Henry VIII ruled England over 500 years ago, and yet there is an almost obsessive fascination with the period of his reign ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

Look, I'm a man, but there's no denying that men are prone to do some weird, over-the-top, and often disturbing things for ...

Tucked away in Knaresborough Yorkshire is one of the UK’s oldest tourist attractions, with a weird witchy twist. Mother ...

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane ...

An intriguing portrait believed by some to be of England’s ill-fated queen, Lady Jane Grey, could be the only one painted ...

In 1531, King Henry VIII is recognized as the supreme head of the Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury. In 1618, German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary ...

Henry VIII is recognised as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury. 1702: Queen Anne ...

Newark is a town that can celebrate a rich history and over the centuries many individuals are known for their association ...