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Oldest surviving version from 1308 is dwarfed in size by 21-metre roll produced more than 700 years laterThe oldest surviving coronation roll – a 2ft hand-stitched official record of Edward II’s 1308 crowning at Westminster Abbey – is dwarfed by the 21…
‘Pilot gigs’ were crucial for islanders for centuries and 90 important sites housing the boats have been identifiedSwift, streamlined boats for centuries helped save lives and move people and goods around the treacherous waters of the Isles of Scilly.A…
Wealthy fans of Brideshead Revisited or Bridgerton may soon be able to stay at newly refurbished Castle HowardLaurence Olivier’s elderly Lord Marchmain in Brideshead Revisited died in it and a pair of hot young newlywed aristocrats in Bridgerton made o…
Guides point out some of the thousands of marks around church – but stories behind many of them remain elusiveYou don’t notice them at first. The eyes tend to be drawn to the grander wonders – the altars, the stained glass, the pillars and flowing arch…
Books include religious scriptures and scribbled jokes, giving glimpse of daily lives of early medieval Irish monksMore than 1,000 years ago, Irish monks took precious manuscripts to the European continent to protect them from Viking raids and to sprea…
Petition calls for official recognition of the ‘historic and traditional serving method’ that is ‘unique to the UK’It is one of Britain’s most historic drinks, still sold in thousands of pubs across the nation, but cask beer has long been in decline.Be…
Petition calls for official recognition of the ‘historic and traditional serving method’ that is ‘unique to the UK’It is one of Britain’s most historic drinks, still sold in thousands of pubs across the nation, but cask beer has long been in decline.Be…
William Mitchell artwork saved but Blackheath community centre in which it was housed will be torn downA rare piece of postwar art that was under threat of being demolished along with the south London building it was housed in has been saved.The work, …
Artwork thought to date from reign of Elizabeth I reveals how those with disposable incomes decorated their homesRare and fantastical 16th-century wall paintings which shine light on the interior design tastes of well-off Tudors have been revealed in a…
Churches fear new tax rules will put major restoration programmes at listed places of worship in jeopardyA 500-year-old Grade I listed church in Totnes, Devon, is one of thousands facing a financial blow after the government effectively imposed VAT on …