For Saint Patrick’s Day, we offer a brief history of this huge global celebration, as well as a few rather surprising facts about Saint Patrick…

Lord Robert Dudley had a passionate affair with Elizabeth I. Melita Thomas of Tudor Times explores why the queen didn’t marry him and what happened to their relationship

The Tudor age was a tumultuous period of history that did much to shape modern Britain as we know it. Here Melita Thomas, of the Tudor Times, selects the 10 most influential men and woman of that era.

This year marks two historic anniversaries for Tewkesbury. But what put this small Cotswolds town on the map? A simple brass plaque in the quire of Tewkesbury Abbey commemorates the burial of Edward, the Lancastrian Prince…

As previous holder Rigby & Peller is stripped of its status, we look back at the history of Royal Warrants, which are held by suppliers to the Royal Family

There are more than 600 castles in Wales – a legacy of King Edward I and his determination to subdue Welsh dissidents. Here are some of the most majestic

Find out all about visiting Windsor Castle, the location for this year’s royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

A drawing by English scientist Sir Isaac Newton has been found etched into a wall at his childhood home, 350 years later

Once voted the National Trust’s most haunted property, Blickling Hall in Norfolk is steeped in history. We chart the history of the former home of kings, queens and earls…

From the first photograph to the first bicycle, where would we be without the Victorians? We look at some of the most influential inventions