Inspired by The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th – platinum – wedding anniversary this week, we thought we should take a look at the other lengthy marriages in British
A “lost” portrait of James I’s favourite and lover, George Villiers Duke of Buckingham, has been rediscovered after 400 years through a BBC Four art show. The portrait, depicting Buckingham
What could be more ironic at Easter than the accidental discovery of five lost Archbishops and their tomb? Well, that happened earlier this month when builders unearthed their coffins next
Everyone has heard of the King who lost his head, Charles I. He is considered by some to have been a reckless ruler, who thought only of himself, also being
An unusal celebration that is only found in the UK, Bonfire Night – sometimes called Guy Fawkes Night – is celebrated on 5th November each year. But what is Bonfire
