A higgledy-piggledy history of York, by Historian Alice Loxton

A higgledy-piggledy history of York, by Historian Alice Loxton

While it might not be the oldest settlement in Britain (that title is claimed by Colchester, although the exact dates are somewhat shrouded in the fog of time), York is undoubtedly one of the most ‘historic’. What do we mean by this? Not just that its origins pre-date...
Historic British Sites That Capture the Imagination

Historic British Sites That Capture the Imagination

There’s something undeniably special about Britain. With Cornwall’s quaint harbor towns, Yorkshire’s wild dales, Oxford and Cambridge’s prestigious university towns, and Kent’s rural farmland, few locations can match this magnificent country’s diverse geography and...