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TravelDiscover Scotland’s most enchanting “Outlander” locations and their remarkable historyFrom Castle Leoch to Wentworth Prison, these real Scottish sites bring the saga to life.
RoyalsHow a scandalous affair led Prince Philip’s uncle to an open marriageA new biography reveals the shocking arrangement between Lord Mountbatten and his notoriously unfaithful wife, Edwina.
CultureThe literary world of Agatha ChristieFollow the trail of one of England's best-known mystery writers from London to her beloved home of Torquay as we look at her life and times.
CultureThe comic world of Gilbert & SullivanFrom Barataria to Titipu, the rollicking, madcap light operas of Gilbert & Sullivan parodied Victorian England and still delight audiences around the world.
HistoryThe English Heartland by TrainSit back and let our green and pleasant land glide past.
HistoryThe Explorations of Ernest ShackletonErnest Shackleton lived a life of adventure, filled with both failure and success. Read more for a fascinating account of his life.
HistoryThe curious career and uncertain past of pretender to the throne, Perkin WarbeckWas Warbeck just another in a long line of pretenders to the throne of England, or did his appearance in Ireland in 1491 prove the innocence of Richard III, whom most historians accused of murdering his nephews, the Princes in the Tower?
HistoryAt home with the founders of the Methodist church, the Wesleys, in EpworthFollowing in the trail of John and Charles Wesley in their hometown of Epworth, in North Lincolnshire.
HistoryWas Edward I the most romantic royal ever?Had you heard of this monarch's most romantic act honouring his dead wife? We ask was there more to it.
TravelThe River Medway: The river of Kent or Kentish river?There are many rivers in the world that serve as borders. Surprisingly the Medway, in the middle of Kent, is one of them. Man of Kent or Kentish Man — which are you?