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 ...

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, ...

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There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in ...

During the Napoleonic Wars, the British blockaded the European continent, hoping to isolate the Napoleonic Empire and bring economic hardship to the French. One result of this blockade was that goods ...

Standing on the bank of The Lake in a historic landscape below Blenheim Palace is a Cedar of Lebanon known as The Harry Potter Tree for its role in the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the ...

Staithes is a picturesque fishing port on the Yorkshire coast, north of Whitby. It has a history going back to at least the Viking era, and its name comes from the Old English word for a landing place ...

Hyde Park is one of 8 royal parks in the Greater London area, and covers over 350 acres, with a network of paths linking gardens, sculptures, fountains, and historic sites. Once a hunting ground for ...

It is difficult to generalize about an era as lengthy as the Dark Ages, but we'll do it anyway. The Anglo-Saxons were pagans when they came to Britain. They worshipped gods of nature and held springs, ...

St Helen's Church in the Yorkshire village of Stillingfleet was probably built around 1154 by Robert de Stuteville as a manorial chapel. De Stuteville may have been inspired by the crypt of York ...

The origin of the term " baroque" is uncertain, though it may have evolved from the Portuguese 'barocco', meaning a grotesque or deformed pearl. The term was originally applied derisively, much as the ...

Wells became a see in 909 AD, but in a tedious power struggle, the see was removed to Bath in 1090. Balance was restored in the 13th century when the see became shared between the two places. There ...