London street names: What do they really mean?
London is full of intriguing and sometimes puzzling street names. We navigate the history of some of the more unusual examples...
Words by Felicity Day
Stand in almost any spot in central London and you can...
Smuggling in Cornwall: On the smugglers’ trail
Steeped in smuggling lore, Cornwall's hidden coves and tucked-away villages made ideal hideouts for the thriving trade. Here, we take a trip back in time to when smuggling in Cornwall was rife...
Words by Elizabeth...
The best events in London: The 2023 hotlist
Diaries at the ready! Here is our curated pick of all the exhibitions, shows, new openings and events in London you won't want to miss this year
The best events in London for 2023
Royal events...
Georgian fashion: Undressing the Georgians
From wigs to petticoats, what can Georgian fashion tell us about the period and its people?
Words by Felicity Day
What was Georgian fashion?
From towering, feather-topped wigs and embroidered frock-coats to ribbon-tied bonnets and empire-line gowns,...
Lindisfarne: A history of Holy Island
Once the holiest site in Anglo-Saxon England, the beautiful tidal island of Lindisfarne is a haven for historians
Driving over the Lindisfarne causeway from the English mainland is one of the most memorable experiences you...
Shakespeare’s first folio
400 years after the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, we look back on the Bard’s remarkable legacy
Words by Neil Jones
What is Shakespeare's First Folio?
Four hundred years ago, in 1623, a book appeared under the...
Hever Castle: Castle of queens
Hever Castle has long been associated with Anne Boleyn, but fascinating new findings reveal how another of Henry VIII's queens made her mark
Words by Sandra Lawrence
Back in those golden, pre-pandemic days, the team at...
Emmeline Pankhurst figure revealed at Madame Tussauds for International Women’s Day
A figure of leading Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst has today joined Madame Tussauds to celebrate International Women's Day, 120 years since she co-founded the ground-breaking Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Feminist trailblazer and political activist...
Top 10 spring gardens in Britain
The days are get longer and winter is starting to fade and flowers come into bloom, so we’ve select the top 10 spring gardens around the UK for you to visit.
Your March/April issue of BRITAIN is here!
Welcome to our spring issue of BRITAIN, in which we bring you a host of features to put a spring in your step
Welcome to the March/April issue of BRITAIN! This issue we take a...
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