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facts about st patrick

St Patrick – the patron saint of Ireland – is steeped in mythology. Here are 10 things we think we know about the man, known as the "Apostle of Ireland".

king robert the bruce

Scotland’s King Robert the Bruce did what few imagined possible and freed Scotland from its English overlords, for a while at least,...

tudors in love

Love in the Tudor era was not for the faint-hearted, says Nancy Alsop Courtly love in the time of...

Jeremy Flint visits Holkham Hall, in Norfolk, to meet Jake Fiennes, who is tasked with making the vast estate more sustainable

ranger's house

Kate Youde steps inside Ranger's House, the real-life Bridgerton house, which has seen its own fair share of Georgian and Regency scandal

levens hall

Sally Coffey reveals some of the secrets of Cumbria's largest Elizabethan house, Levens Hall: from a gamble gone wrong to links to...

Jeremy Flint goes inside Blenheim Palace to meet Julian Newman, the man tasked with looking after the dozens of historic clocks...

The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place on Saturday 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey. A spectacular day watched by...

garrison chapel

Henrietta Easton reports on the transformation of the Garrison Chapel into a public space showcasing the Prince’s Foundation’s commitment to sustainability and heritage crafts Once serving its...

coronation

As we celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Clemmie de la Poer Beresford explores how previous monarchs marked their coronations in suitably extravagant ways Steeped in...