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British monarchy

Diana Wright takes you through the ups and downs of the British monarchy from William the Conqueror to King Charles III in our gallop...

As part of our My Britain series, in which we interview those who live and work all over Britain, we spoke to Dr Heather...

Charles Dickens Museum

How better to experience the rich traditions of a Victorian Christmas than in the home of the author of A Christmas Carol? Discover Britain looks...

Seemingly opposed in class, politics and personality, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee forged an unlikely friendship during wartime as David Cohen reveals. If Winston Churchill had...

More than just the “Lady with the Lamp”, Florence Nightingale was a Victorian pioneer who saved the lives of countless people. As her 200th...

Westminster Abbey and the River Thames. The London Eye in the background. Credit: Visit Britain

As we honour Queen Elizabeth II's life we look back at the weddings of the members of the Royal Family who got married at...

Was Oliver Cromwell really our most controversial leader? Alexander Larman reassesses Britain’s short-lived attempt at being governed as a republic In the history of Britain’s...

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein while she was still a teenager. Two centuries on, Nicola Rayner explores the troubled gestation of this landmark British novel When Mary...

William Blake

William Blake wouldn't have dared to dream that almost 200 years after his death, his work would be exhibited in one of Britain's most...

In a short, tragic and rather bloody lifetime Lady Jane Grey entered the dangerous Tudor Court, became Queen and swiftly left again, this time...