History

The King James Bible - still the word after 4100 years

"While you won’t find one specific birthplace with a venerable monument to such a major historic undertaking, you can certainly add its genesis to your list of reasons to visit Oxford and Cambridge."

Was Outlander's Black Jack Randall based on a real Jacobite figure?

Fans of Outlander have been wondering whether or not Captain Black Jack Randall was based on a real person or not.

Loving the life at Ightham Mote dating back to 1320

It’s a balancing act to live an ordinary life in extraordinary surroundings 

Winston Churchill gives his famous speech "The Few" in the House of Commons

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

King Edward II and Piers Gaveston, the real story of the King and his husband

The relationship between King Edward II and Piers Gaveston is one of the most infamous menages a trois in British royal history.

Who is your favorite British Prime Minister?

There have been some fascinating British Prime Ministers over the years. Here's some of the more notable ones.

Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation: Some interesting lesser-known facts

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was ground-breaking in its own right – the first ever to be televised. Here are some top facts about her coronation 67 years ago.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the case of George Edalji

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a firm believer in the pursuit of justice. How much do you know about case?

Mary Somerville and the Oxford college she inspired

The history of Oxford University, Sommerville College, and the woman who inspired it, the Scottish science writer and polymath, Mary Somerville.

A walk through time in the picturesque Marlborough Downs

Since the Neolithic period, inhabitants of Wiltshire have trekked this pathway across the Marlborough Downs and through thousands of years of England's history.

George Thomson, the collector of Britain's national folk songs

George Thomson, whom history remembers best as the organizer and director of the first Edinburgh Music Festival, also deserves credit as a collector of Britain's national folk songs.

Scottish pirate William Kidd's last voyage

"A man neither very good nor very bad, the fool of fortune and the tool of politicians, a pirate in spite of himself."