The recording of pan frying a batter mixture in Middle English texts evidenced a practice that was established in medieval Britain. Although explained as ‘fritters’, the batter is what we understand a...

Another in our series of curiosities from the eighteenth and nineteenth century examples of The Annual Register or A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year. The publication of recor...

The era of buildings broadly described as Tudor reflects the historical period, from the start of the reign of Henry VII in 1485, to the end of the reign of Elizabeth I in 1603, covering the whole of ...

Margaret of Wessex, c.1045-1093, was the daughter of the exiled son of King Edmund Ironside, c.990-1016, Edward Ætheling, c.1016-1057, and his wife Agatha. Edward was exiled by Cnut in 1016 and Margar...

Lombard Street is a historic ‘lane’ in the City of London stretching from Gracechurch Street westward toward the Mansion House, built on the remains of the Roman city. It represents one of the earlies...

The Welsh Martyrs of the Roman Catholic faith are a group of men remembered collectively with some of their English counterparts who suffered the same fate between 1535 and 1679, known as ‘The 40 Mart...

William Camden, 1551-1623, was a scholar and antiquary who travelled extensively throughout England and Wales documenting the evidence of the survival of the material past in the British landscape. Hi...

Our Crime & Punishment series has previously looked at these methods of punishment:

Continuing our series on church furniture, this is the sixth article with the previous series entries available here:

In the mid-18th century, childcare guidance in Britain was evolving from predominantly oral traditions, passed down through family and community, towards more formal, prescribed practices that we are ...

As we have seen previously, Twelfth Night, the eve of Epiphany, falls on the 5th of January and concludes The Twelve Days of Christmas. Historically, before the Victorian makeover of Christmas traditi...

Carmina Gadelica is a collection of folklore, prayers, hymns and charms of the Celtic oral tradition originally collected over the course of 44 years in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Alexan...