Discover Britain

first folio, mount stuart house, bute, scotland

In the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare’s death, a copy of the First Folio has been discovered at Mount Stuart House on the Scottish Isle of Bute.

Churchill, blue plaque, hyde park gate, london

The London blue plaques scheme, which provides an intriguing glimpse into the capital’s past, is celebrating its 150th anniversary in May this year

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE: Mollett’s Farm is a family-run haven of peace and tranquillity near Suffolk’s Heritage Coast.

The Long Walk at Windsor Castle. Credit: VisitBritain

Restoration England was one of the most exhilarating periods in English history, a brief but brilliant flowering of artistic and literary talent only equalled...

The Empress and the Gardener features almost 60 intricately detailed views of Hampton Court Palace from the time when Capability Brown served there as Chief Gardener to King George III.

gypsy, savoy, theatre, london, photography

Photography book Curtain Call: A Year Backstage In London Theatre offers an unprecedented look backstage at some of London’s biggest shows.

Ashdown House

In her latest novel, House of Shadows, bestselling author and historian Nicola Cornick investigates the untold story of Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, and her...

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Here we bring you a selection of images from This Land, a beautiful new photography book by Joe Cornish, which takes Britain’s landscapes from ancient quartzite rocks of the Scottish Highlands to the rolling chalk downs of Southern England.

Jane Austen, museum, anniversary

This year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Emma and a new exhibition at Jane Austen’s House Museum in Hampshire focuses on the novel’s publication

A new exhibition in Southampton is set to celebrate the golden age of ocean liners, from the 1920s to the 1950s, when the vessels were the lifeblood of city, bringing employment, industry and glamour.