Hocktide was a medieval festival that used to involve tying people up to raise money for the church; today, its modern ...

It is a measure of the original work’s quality and its excellent adaptation to TV that historical revisionism remains central ...

From Princess Diana to Princess Grace to Marie Antoinette, certain royals have influenced fashion for the ages.

One of the country's oldest pubs open when Henry VIII was on the throne has been forced to close after almost 500 years. Hole ...

We find throughout history that there have been rulers we laugh at and rulers we respect. There are some who surprise us with ...

ONE of the country’s oldest boozers has closed down after nearly half a millennium of pouring pints. The aptly named Hole in ...

The conclave to select the new pontiff will contain an unusually large number of British cardinals, three of whom are outside ...

In the Catholic hierarchy a red hat marks out a cardinal. They are the church’s most senior generals, with the red signifying ...

It has been 866 years since the last British pontiff. But following the death of Pope Francis, could that be about to change?

The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, presided over the mass, which lasted for 90 minutes. Afterwards, ...

The 110-year-old Shubert Theatre in New Haven has announced its 2025-26 season of current and recent Broadway hits. The five-show season starts in September and runs until early June 2026. Many of the ...

One of Britain’s oldest pubs has called last orders after nearly 500 years pulling pints. First opened in 1540, the Hole in ...