Combining a thousand years of history, the drama of modern-day politics and majestic architecture, a visit to the seat of British government is quite an experience If the walls of Westminster Hall, the oldest part…

Our pick of the best Sherlock Holmes attractions. Magnifying glass and deerstalker at the ready

A set of 11 Special Stamps will be issued today, 6 June, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history Royal Mail today revealed the 11 Special Stamps being issued…

June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the most significant victory of the Allies in the Second World War On 6 June 1944, almost 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of…

CAPABILITY BROWN was the first celebrity garden designer who left an extensive legacy as he swathed his way through more than 150 gardens of the aristocracy in the mid-18th century.

From mystical labyrinths to planted puzzles of twists, turns and dead ends in stately home gardens, Lawrence Alexander gets lost in Britain’s best mazes 

To mark 400 years since his death, Chris Fautley explores Shakespeare’s Britain – the places mentioned in his plays – and separates fact from fiction.

Scotland’s capital was the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. Read about the locations that inspired Britain’s literary greats Words: Lee Karen Stow Arriving by train into Waverley Station, the end of a journey from…

The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was known as the ‘Virgin Queen’ for her failure to marry but she reigned over an exciting period of English accomplishment.

There have been few monarchs in British history quite as tragic or beautiful as Mary Queen of Scots. We sift the fact from the fiction On 8 February 1587, Mary Stuart came to a sticky end….