This year marks the 30th anniversary of Heritage Open Days, England’s biggest heritage festival, spanning across nine days and giving the public access to usually closed spaces and free entry to a host of others. This year’s event takes place between 6th and 15th September.
You may have seen Amazon Prime’s latest period drama, My Lady Jane, a fantastical take on the story of Lady Jane Grey, the nine day queen, based on the book of the same name.
A new study undertaken by experts worldwide has discovered that the altar stone, a large sandstone block in the centre of Stonehenge, came from Scotland.
Historians have been debating the existence of King Arthur for generations. While some say that he is a completely fictional figure from the depths of Celtic folklore, others say that there is some evidence that the character of Arthur is an amalgamation of several notable people from the time.