Five Cathedral cities in England to visit by train

The East Coast mainline connects London and the Scottish capital of Edinburgh with a ribbon of steel linking five of Britain’s most historic provincial cathedral cities.

Travel

Hampton Court’s Chocolate Kitchen

From outdoor sculpture parks to museums - Terrific free things to do in the United Kingdom

Royals

Who are the most popular Royals in 2023?

Where do the Royal Family actually live?

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A life remembered: "Chronicle of Narnia" author C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century.

Yonder the Isle of Wight!

The Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times.

Royals

Queen Victoria's coffin and the sentimental items the monarch was buried with

A stern Queen, overcome by grief, who oversaw 63 years as the Monarch of the UK, Britain, and Ireland, who would have thought that Victoria was so sentimental.

History

On This Day: Dr Samuel Johnson, compiler of the first English dictionary, was born

A look at the life and influence the lexicographer and scholar, Dr. Samuel Johnson, has had on how we communicate.

Royals

Facts about Prince Harry on his birthday

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, was born on this day, September 15, 1984.

A Place of Two Halves: Hampton Court, the home of King Henry VIII

How much do you know about Hampton Court, the home of King Henry VIII?

Hidden Charms in the East Midlands

Have you been to the East-Midlands?

History

Behind every great man - The life of Winston Churchill's beloved wife Clementine

On this day, Sept 12, in 1908, Winston Churchill married his beloved, Clementine Hozier.

History

A history of the British cotton industry

Britain once produced half the world's cotton cloth without growing a single scrap of, so just how did British textiles come to clothe the world?

Never before seen portrait of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled on anniversary of her passing

To mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's passing, an unreleased image of Her Majesty has been shared with the public alongside a message from King Charles.