Another popular sight at the Tower are its most famous modern residents: the ravens. According to tradition, King Charles II (r. 1660-1685) claimed that “if ever the ravens leave the Tower, the ...

A family of ravens have set up home on a Lincolnshire TV and radio transmitter. The birds have built a nest about a third of ...

My regular readers will know that I love history. I also love a well-researched novel about British royalty and the Tudor ...

Will there be an Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids or the Tower of London? Whatever they chose expect to see some fantastic costumes and floats. It will take over the town tomorrow (Saturday June 21) and ...

There are plenty of launches in the capital right now – and from members’ clubs to hot restaurants, new museums and boutique hotels, we’ve rounded up the best.

Brief synthesis The Tower of London is an internationally famous monument and one of England’s most iconic structures. William the Conqueror built the White Tower in 1066 as a demonstration of Norman ...

The most famous is perhaps the series of rail bridges through Camden Town, but it's South London that seems to have really gone for the look.

One of Manchester's most iconic hotels, the Hilton in the towering Beetham Tower on Deansgate, has been acquired by a competing hotel group that has significant renovation plans. The 23-floor ...

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

Worthy Farm in Somerset, where Glastonbury Festival has been held 39 times, is 25 miles away from the sea. But once a year it ...

The proposed “mega embassy” at the former Royal Mint site, near the Tower of London, has been locked in a planning battle for years, with the decision called in for review by Ms Rayner last year.