Her corpse was left out to rot, making her the victim of one of history's most bizarre indignities. Catherine of Valois was ...

Anglo-Saxon London - or Lundenwic as it was known - was a much quieter place than the modern metropolis the capital is today, with a population of just 5-10,000 people. In 960, when Benedictine monks ...

Manhole covers were once a part of a town’s civic pride, with foundries and local authorities placing their stamp on the cast-iron covers. Covers were a reflection of the progress made through the ...

A Medieval silk bag the size of a clenched fist is revealing previously little-known links between Westminster Abbey and Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. The bag, which remains in the ...

King Charles III's Coronation ceremony on Saturday, May 6th took place at Westminster Abbey in London, one of the oldest and most significant buildings in the UK. It has been the location of 39 ...