Tea, that most quintessential of English drinks, is a relative latecomer to British shores. Although the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China, it was not until the mid ...

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Elizabethan theatre and the name of William Shakespeare are inextricably bound together, yet there were others writing plays at the same time as the Bard of Avon. One of the most successful was ...

Information on St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham, Kent, home of the superb Cobham Brasses, with a church history, beautiful ...

The Stable pet friendly self catering holiday cottage in Llandysul, Ceredigion, sleeping 4 people, from £350 per week. Part of the Britain Express travel guide to Dyfed.

Information on the medieval church of St Helen, Cliffe, Kent, with a church history, beautiful photos, what to see, and ...

Information on the Iron Age hill fort of Badbury Clump, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire, with a site history, what to see, ...

Towards the end of Henry VIII's reign very little building occurred in England. The debts run up by the spendthrift Henry meant that the country verged on bankruptcy. The wool trade, which had carried ...

We're just getting started on this section of our heritage guide - bear with us, there's more to come as we visit more historic places in Lancashire.

loves an “Olde Worlde” pub with its oak beams, horse brasses and roaring log fires. Nevertheless, no matter how old the pub itself, the name on the sign outside is probably the most historic thing ...

Information on the outstanding medieval church of St Peter & St Paul, Appledore, Kent, with a church history, beautiful ...

Albeit the king's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is recognized by the clergy of this realm in their convocations, yet nevertheless, ...