On 27 April, collectors and history enthusiasts can bid on the rare 1902 Gold Veldpond at Bassani’s Auction House, a coin ...

From nettle eating contests to bog snorkelling, we’ve picked out some bizarre and even downright baffling traditions which ...

As British as builders' tea, McVitie's chocolate digestives are celebrating their 100th birthday. We discover why one in ...

The story of Egyptology's Golden Age, from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 until Howard Carter found Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, usually highlights the British ... died in 1892, she left ...

• A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, has launched to Earth’s orbit. • The crew is riding aboard a SpaceX Crew ...

Occupying pride of place with an original 1618-issued firman (land grant) from Emperor Jahangir and the calling card of Dadabhai Naoroji when elected to the British House of Commons between 1892 ...

Lutgarde Vandeput, the Belgian director of the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA ... The Cities of Pamphylia and Pisidia. In 1892, a French expedition found inscriptions that named the city ...

A small photo of a woman carrying two lumps of coal is unlike any image of a woman carrying two lumps of coal you could ...

A TikTok user recently showcased the rare penny coin in a video, claiming it is one of the "rarest and most valuable" British coins. The coin is believed to be worth a jaw dropping £200,000 at ...

Just a handful of the rare 1954 penny were struck as part of a test by The Royal Mint, which makes British coins. These experimental coins weren't actually put into circulation so are considered ...