Heritage and History

A story just published by Gardening For Health says the Royal Horticultural Society are trying to trace relatives of detainees at the WWI Ruhleben Civilian internment camp. The RHS have just... [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http://www.

Originally planted by the festively monikered Head Gardener of Wrest Park, Seward Snow in 1856, the Sequoia Gigantea was brought into the conservatory each year by his successor George Ford for... [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http://w...

A  special exhibition explores 800 years of debate about the creation of Stonehenge will open in December at the New Stonehenge Visitor Centre. No monument has been the subject of more speculation... [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http...

What are wills, and how can they be used for family and local history research? This practical handbook is the essential guide to understanding them. [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http://www.heritageandhistory.com for the full article]...

The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout the world. [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http://www.heritageandhistory.com for the full article]]...

Edward Teach – ‘Blackbeard’-is one of the legends of the so-called ‘golden age of piracy’. This new study looks for the man behind the legend, and it gives a vivid insight into the nature of piracy... [[ This is a content summary. Please...

The Eighteenth Century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. From ship’s boy to vice-admiral, discover how much more there was to Captain... [[ This is a content summary. Please visit ht...