On 24th November 1859, ‘On The Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin was published: a historically momentous publication that would change the way we view and study science for generations to come.

On 6th November 1917, after three months of fierce fighting, British and Canadian forces finally took control of the tiny village of Passchendaele in the West Flanders region of Belgium, so ending one ...

The period 1700 – mid 1800 was marked by British naval dominance, as evidenced by the expansive colonial empire and victories in the War of Spanish Succession and Napoleonic Wars. These triumphs were ...

Northumbria was one of the great seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, alongside East Anglia (East Angles), Essex (East Saxons), Kent, Mercia, Sussex (South Saxons) and Wessex (West Saxons).

7th and 8th, 14th and 15th December 2024 at The Mary Rose, Main Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3PY Immerse yourself in the world of Henry VIII’s Tudor court with this wonderfully ...

30th January 2025 from St James’s Palace to Horse Guards, London Around 500 members of English Civil War Society will be marching through central London to commemorate the death of King Charles I in ...