Author of The Cleveland Street Scandal, Neil Root answers a few questions about the gay scandal that nearly brought the Victorian establishment to its knees.

In his book Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain’s black community during the Second World War, shedding light on an oft neglected area of ...

A shrievalty, as the position was known, could be extremely lucrative, depending on how it was approached. Each sheriff owed an annual shire payment to the national exchequer – basically the tax owed ...

Calan Gaeaf. It’s Calan Gaeaf, the first of November. Mischief night, the first day of winter in the Welsh calendar, when the veil between this world and the Otherworld is at its thinnest and spirits ...

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Dr Catherine Hanley holds a PhD in Medieval Studies (Sheffield, 2001), is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is the author of historical works in several genres. Lionessheart is her latest ...

Shelf Life covers a lot of ground, stretching right back to the Ancient World. Which period of bookselling history fascinated you the most? There are many fascinating periods in the history of ...

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 ...

Peter Drummond has roamed the coastlines and harbours of Scotland for over thirty years, always with his trusty camera in hand. Although the Scottish weather can make both photography and travelling a ...

The title A Deafening Silence established itself quickly, referring to both the long-term effect of losing a loved one to murder, and the unanswerable question of why such crimes occur. Sadly, unlike ...

Heat domes are here. When an enormous tract of woodland burns, it releases millions of tonnes of carbon and gases into the atmosphere. In recent years, this has contributed to more frequent ‘heat ...

Then there is Mary Ann Parker, the first woman to go round Cape Horn and circumnavigate the world from east to west. She had sailed out from England with the third fleet in 1791 and wrote the first ...