Day, celebrated annually on April 1, is a day dedicated to pranks, laughter, and surprises. People around the world take part ...

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As part of the 250th celebration in Washington County, The Washington County Historical Society will host historian Eric ...

It’s a building steeped in history from a time when witchcraft was considered a real threat and a candle would be the only ...

NOW occupied by a large retail park on the edge of the city, the lands of Singland were once home to a long-lost house known ...

I wrote about the differences between British English and American English. It made me think about language and the origins of ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

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Step back in time to explore the 17th century elegance of Kew Palace or the rustic charm ... which offer an insight into servant life and culinary tastes in Georgian England.

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A 17th-century painting looted by Nazis from the home of a Jewish Belgian art collector is being returned to his family by Tate Britain. The government’s Spoliation Advisory Panel recommended the ...

A four-year project to restore a 17th Century building in Guildford is now complete. The Grade I-listed Guildford House, on the High Street, was built in 1660 for John Childe, a lawyer who went on ...