Luckily, the use of treadwheels was abolished in Britain by the Prisons Act of ... idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era, Sir William Cubitt invented the “everlasting ...

Archaeologists now believe 4th Century remains unearthed in Colchester are probably those of Britain's earliest known church.

Soon every home in Britain had a tree bedecked with candles ... The sweets were replaced by small gifts and paper hats in the late Victorian period, and remain in this form as an essential ...

This makes it difficult to briefly summarise what life was like in Victorian Britain, as it changed significantly during the period. It would be similar to asking children in the future what life ...

Developments at the Scunthorpe Steelworks are showing how quickly the global economic order is shifting under trade, security ...

Fashion loves a flower, from Christian Dior's rosettes and Chanel's camellias to Mary Quant's coo-coo-ca-choo daisies and Laura Ashley's prairie patterns. The Spring 2025 runways planted a few more in ...

thanks to his reputation for creating opulent and erotic illustrations that typically sent shockwaves through Victorian era Britain. A new exhibition at Tate Britain in London is celebrating the brief ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. If you’ve ever wondered why upper-class Victorian-era households had so many servants, Caroline Goldthorpe ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax ...

When it was first unearthed during the Victorian era, it was assumed to be the remains ... But Colchester is home to some of the best Roman finds in Britain, so perhaps it is not surprising ...