British Heritage
Jim Hargan |
Published: January 30, 2013 at 5:38 pm
The great Bass plant of Burton now brews Coors, and other long-familiar names
Burton's distinctive water still produces some of England's best beer.
For more than two centuries, "Burton" meant "beer" in the United Kingdom just like "Hollywood" meant "movies" …
Dana Huntley |
Published: January 30, 2013 at 10:00 am
Wallingford is a quiet riverside town on the Thames, with its violent history remembered as part of the distant past.
It's a picturesque backdrop for good old-fashioned murder
Sitting on the south side of the River Thames a dozen miles …
Dana Huntley |
Published: December 11, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Still darling after all these years.
"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May And summer's lease hath all too short a date." -William Shakespeare
It is a classic motif of English literature dating back to before Shakespeare: the …
Editor Dana Huntley |
Published: August 14, 2012 at 10:59 am
All the world loves Downton Abbey.
Published: March 30, 2012 at 10:38 am
Where the modern Olympic games got their flame.
Dana Huntley |
Published: January 30, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Rhythms of working in Westminster.
Published: January 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm
A look at the historic market town with it's local MP.
Dana Huntley |
Published: November 18, 2011 at 12:51 pm
It's hard to believe that for the workers and their families of Georgian England, however, the mills meant a way of life far superior to that available to agricultural laborers, crofters and the subsistence farming of the time.
Dana Huntley |
Published: November 18, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Often it feels as if history is the monopoly of politicians, monarchs and military men. Understandably enough, they do seem to get the headlines. In truth, we know that the larger tides that change social and intellectual history sometimes swell from quieter waters.
Siân Ellis |
Published: June 15, 2011 at 12:21 pm
n the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, King James received the petitions of the Puritans in January 1604. Though he completely rejected their requests, he authorized what would become known as the King James Bible.
Published: April 29, 2011 at 7:56 am
Dr. Huntley discusses the upcoming wedding and the impact it will have on the future of the Royal Family.
Staff |
Published: March 22, 2011 at 4:04 pm
A three-mile stroll from St. Katharine Dock to Canary Wharf takes in some unexpected delights as the history of the East End is laid out along the Thames
Staff |
Published: March 22, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Exmoor and the lush, sheer coastline of North Devon may be the most famous landscape never visited. Atlantis, Avalon and Camelot: For most people, this "Lorna Doone Country" has that same mystical quality.
Dana Huntley |
Published: November 08, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Exmoor and the lush, sheer coastline of North Devon may be the most famous landscape never visited. Atlantis, Avalon and Camelot: For most people, this "Lorna Doone Country" has that same mystical quality.
Published: June 23, 2010 at 4:29 pm
The coffins of men who died in the pit were carried by the hands of their comrades more than four miles, to be buried in this churchyard at Eglwysilan.
The work was hard, dirty, dangerous and often deadly
For more …
Published: June 23, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Visitors stroll down the pretty riverside walk from the Peak Cavern to the village of Castelton.
The secret of the Peak District's location is not the beauty of its landscapes
Even if you have never visited the Peak District, you …
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