Marked by massacres and acts of appalling cruelty, the Albigensian Crusade of 1209–29 is infamous for its brutality. Instigated by the Catholic Church against the Cathar heretics of southern France, these deeds are commonly ascribed to the role of...
Time Travel to Tudor Tenby. Tucked down a narrow, Norman alley in the heart of Tenby, Pembrokeshire lies the town’s oldest unaltered building: Tudor Merchant’s House. It’s a place that transports you back 500 years to when this small,...
This engaging and practical travel guide takes you on a journey through the best of Tudor London, to sites built and associated with this fascinating dynasty, and to the museums and galleries that house tantalising treasures from this rich...
In 1918, after years of campaigning, many British women over the age of 30 gained a parliamentary vote. Cheltenham was the hub of activity in the Cotswolds, and before the First World War it had a number of vigorous...
Whilst Emily Brontë wrote only one novel, the mysterious and universally adored Wuthering Heights, she is widely acknowledged as the best poet of the Bronte sisters, and indeed as one of the greatest female poets of all time. Taking...
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