history

Phew. What a year for cinema. The Oscars, like everything else, were drastically different this year in a low-key, socially distanced ceremony at L.A.’s Union Station railway terminus. Interestingly for the first time...

A blue plaque commemorating the life of Princess Diana will be unveiled later this year. English Heritage, a charity that manages historic monuments, buildings and places, has announced that Diana, Princess of Wales, w...

We're heading back to Westeros with a new Game of Thrones play. Dust off the swords and kiss goodbye to your favourite characters (let's face it, they're already as good as dead), for a stage version of Game of Thrones...

Big fan of The Crown? ... Ask any given person who the most famous Brit is, and they're almost guaranteed to say The Queen. Britain's Royal Family are a constant source of fascination for locals and tourists alike, a f...

After the year we've had, you'd better fucking believe we need to brush up on our swear words... Christmas is basically here and Netflix is spoiling us rotten accordingly. With Black Mirror special 'Death to 2020' due...

After 200 years, Mary Wollstonecraft is finally being commemorated for her contribution to feminism. The world's first sculpture of Mary Wollstonecraft, also known as 'the Mother of Feminism', has finally been unveiled...

Pompeii is in need of a new director and applicants from all over the world are welcome. The old 9 to 5 just not cutting it anymore? Over the hum drum of dreary England? Well, the new director of Pompeii position may b...

Shad Thames once fed London; now it feeds your camera. London has no shortage of pretty streets, whether they be pastel-coloured, wisteria-draped, or beautiful mews. Shad Thames is precisely none of these things, and y...

The Tube has been getting us around since 1863 and, unsurprisingly, it has some weird and wonderful stories to tell. Here are some fun, freaky and frankly quite interesting Tube facts that make our beloved London Under...

A beautifully restored 1938 tube train is making a rare journey through London in April. As Cher memorably once sang, "If I could turn back time, I'd definitely go for a jolly on a vintage tube train". (Yes, that's abs...