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HistoryBritain’s forgotten railwaysThere are few better ways to see Britain than by train.
HistoryThe strangest rules the Royal Family must followDid you know the Royal Family had to follow these rules?
RoyalsWho is Lady Gabriella Windsor?Lady Gabriella Windsor's wedding in 2019 was attended by the late Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, and Prince William.
RoyalsDid Queen Elizabeth do an uncanny impression of Margaret Thatcher?Queen Elizabeth II was often thought of as a stern, serious figure, who was known for her stiff upper lip, but not according to some!
HistoryForgotten love story: JFK’s Sister Kick Kennedy & the Marquess of HartingtonThe tragic death of Kick Kennedy in a 1948 plane crash was covered up by her family because of the scandalous details that surrounded the young Kennedy's love life.
TravelThe less-traveled road that comes with a warm welcome in Cheshire and North WalesThe mainline trains will whisk you through to Scotland, but hop off in the less-traveled county of Cheshire and explore the North Wales coast.
TravelTen Elizabethan homes that replaced Britain’s castles and still dazzle todayFrom Burghley House in Lincolnshire to the half-timbered sprawl of Speke Hall near Liverpool, these late-1500s mansions have survived the centuries remarkably intact.
HistoryA bloody field by Shrewsbury and an end to Sir Henry Percy’s lifeThe Battle of Shrewsbury set the stage for the War of the Roses and ended Sir Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy’s quest for England’s crown…and his life.TravelConwy Castle cost a full year of England’s tax income and Edward I built three moreConwy, Harlech, Caernarfon and Beaumaris were never just fortresses, they were terror weapons, plastered and whitewashed so the conquered could see them from miles off.
HistoryGreenway House: At home with Agatha ChristieHercule Poirot and Miss Marple both visited this town on River Dart, in Devon, where the world's best-selling author, Agatha Christie, called home.