This International Women’s Day – the 8th of March – let’s celebrate some of the most successful and influential young British women.

Austen was a little known author during her lifetime, and she didn’t become a household name until the Victorian era.

To mark his birthday, we present a few interesting but perhaps little-known facts about one of the most famous British Prime Ministers in history.

Conditions in the first settlement, combined with the harsh North American winter, meant that by the spring of 1621 around half of the Mayflower’s passengers had died, succumbing to disease and the cold.

The concept of abstaining from eating any animal-derived products has existed for centuries, originating in ancient Indian and east-Mediterranean cultures.

To mark World Architecture Day on the 3rd of October, here we celebrate some of Britain’s most iconic and best-loved structures.

It is thought that the gathering began in the 11th century when King Malcolm Canmore visited Braemar and called upon the clans of the area to present their men to compete against each other to find the strongest, fastest and most skilled warriors.

William Wallace is forever remembered as a Scottish martyr and a symbol of Scotland’s struggle for independence.

The first ice cream-like food was developed in 7th century China where King Tang of Shang was known to eat an iced dessert made with buffalo milk, flour, and camphor.

It is important to remember the dangerous man that Dick Turpin really was.