Queen Elizabeth I set all the trends at court – including her sugar-rotted teeth. Famous for her love of sugar and all things sweet, the queen’s blackened teeth became a beauty trend, with some people even going as far as to purposefully rot their own teeth to emulate the look.

2023年4月16日 · We hear much of the UK’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, but little or no mention is made of the pivotal role Britain also played in its suppression worldwide...

“There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as a good tavern or inn.” So wrote...

Important events of 1916 during the third year of the First World War, including Field Marshal Lord Kitchener asking for US military participation.

2018年8月20日 · Healthy, attractive and with great sporting aptitude? These adjectives are not usually associated with King Henry VIII.Of course, he is well known for his six marriages, beheading two wives, his obsession with a male heir and the break away from Rome.On a more personal side, he is also known for his growing waist line, extravagant feasts and poor health; …

On 28th August 1833 a very important act received its Royal Assent. The Slavery Abolition Law would finally be enacted, after years of campaigning, suffering and injustice.

Scourge of England and France, father of the Great Heathen Army and lover to the mythical queen Aslaug, the legend of Ragnar Lothbrok has enchanted story tellers and historians for almost a millennium.. Immortalised in the Icelandic sagas of the thirteenth century, the legendary Norse leader has since become familiar with modern audiences through the hit television show …

1 Feb. 1901: The royal yacht Alberta brings the body of Queen Victoria into Portsmouth harbour en route to her funeral in London tomorrow. The Queen, aged 82, died on January 22, at Osborne on the Isle of Wight.: 2 Feb. 1665: British forces capture New Amsterdam, the centre of the Dutch colony in North America.

Acton Burnell Castle, Acton Burnell, Shropshire Owned by: English Heritage Extensive remains of a fortified tower house. Built between 1284-1293 by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells, friend and advisor to King Edward I, the location of the manor house was important, close to the old Roman road of Watling Street.

2015年6月27日 · Have you ever wondered where your surname comes from? Or when people start using surnames (last names) and why? In England, surnames are also commonly known as last names due to the practice of writing the given names first …