This traditional Welsh lullaby remembers Princess Gwenllian’s bravery, her tragic tale echoed in the verses of Caniad Hun Gwenllian. The lullaby is attributed to Meilyr Brydydd who was the chief bard ...

There have been many reincarnations of London Bridge since the original Roman crossing in AD50. The most famous and longstanding of these was the “Old” Medieval bridge, finished in 1209 during the ...

10 Downing Street in London has one of the most photographed front doors in Britain. Since 1735, it has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Prime Ministers and world ...

The first part of the ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament takes place out of public sight, when the cellars beneath the Palace of Westminster are searched by the Yeomen of the Guard, ...

To many, nothing is more synonymous with Scotland and Scottish culture than the iconic and radioactive rust-coloured drink ‘IRN-BRU’. Indeed, for years Scotland was the only place in the world that ...

Henry VI was just nine months old when he came to the throne, an infant destined for power and glory but would he be able to live up to the task? A contrasting figure to his father King Henry V, the ...

In the moments before he died, King George V made an eerily accurate prophecy for his son and future king: “After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in 12 months”. No one would have quite believed ...

The Whig Party, now the dodo of the political scene, was once a principal and leading opposition party to the Tories, representing the divisions caused by religion and class, dating back to the ...

In October 1727, a second Hanoverian king was crowned at Westminster Abbey, George II, succeeding his father and continuing the battle of establishing this new dynastic royal family in British society ...

One of the most important battles in English and Welsh history took place at Bosworth during the 15th century Wars of the Roses. Early in August 1485 the would-be Lancastrian king, Henry Tudor sailed ...

Welcome to Historic UK’s directory of museums in Britain, ranging from internationally famous national museums such as the Natural History Museum, to specialist and local interest museums. The sheer ...

It is important to understand the background to the events of these trials. Six of the eleven “witches” on trial came from two rival families, the Demdike family and the Chattox family, both headed by ...