Once a notorious slum, this inner city area is now on the brink of a £4 billion transformation that will combine a New York ...

Instead, Saltaire’s spacious roads are set out in a neat grid formation and are lined with tidy rows of terraces. There are ...

A Victorian philanthropist who led an "extraordinary life" campaigning for women's and children's rights to health and ...

The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?

Much of what we know about Scotland Yard comes from British crime dramas or murder mysteries, but behind the name lies a remarkable story of police innovation. Scotland Yard’s Victorian history is a ...

While we were certainly entertained by the Netflix drama House of Guinness, its grasp on history was a little loose. In an extract from Adrian Tinniswood’s new book The Houses of Guinness, we take a c ...

People living in the area say Norwich's burgeoning nightlife is increasingly encroaching on this relatively quiet corner of the city.

These public toilets have been saved by England’s heritage list. Here’s why - The Victorian loos are now a cafe and community ...

But there is better news for Victorian loos and a porcelain works that produced pieces for royalty which have been saved from ...

The tale of an enslaved West African girl turned protegee to an English queen may sound like the stuff of fairy tales, but it comes straight from the history books - one of many forgotten Black ...