Discover the historical significance of the Railway 200 celebrations, marking 200 years since the first steam locomotive ...

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“RAILWAY 200. What’s that all about then?” Those ‘in the know’ will be incredulous at such a question, yet, as I have found over the past year whilst talking with many non-railway orientated people, ...

Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic is a complete re-evaluation of the loss of Titanic based on evidence that has come to light since the discovery of the wreck in 1985. This collective undertaking ...

Brunel’s main line from Paddington to Bristol was, and still is, the most important of the Reading railways. For over 125 years steam dominated this great route, its green-liveried engines, adorned ...

By contrast, it’s almost ironic that today, Whitney is best remembered as a racing driver. He shot through motor sport like a ...

In 1945 women joined the ranks of the Royal Society, the UK’s premier scientific academy, for the first time. Over the next ...

The popular TV show Outlander, now in its seventh season, is based on a series of historical novels written by Diana Gabaldon. In the series Claire Randall, a nurse from the Second Wold War, travels ...

Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. It ...

The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

2018 was a busier than usual year for the Royal Family, with two of its members marrying. Following the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement, Princess Eugenie and fiancé Jack ...

According to the make-it-up-as-you-go-along 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, the River Humber was named after Humber, the King of the Huns. Learn more behind the history of Humber Crossing ...