There have been many dictators in history, and a few have been considered somewhat benevolent, others total despots. If you ...

Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby put historic residence that hosted Oliver Cromwell and King James I on the market for the first ...

America in 1776 decided to abolish kings, and in 1787, gave its citizens the right to metaphorically behead their king ...

1607: Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties. 1647: After nine months of negotiations, Scottish Presbyterians sell ...

Battle of Marston Moor. With such mnemonics - and three weeks' swotting - I managed to pass my A-Level History Special ...

A 715-year-old English castle with a history as rich as its architecture has just hit the market for the first time in its ...

A rare painting of a prominent Norfolk-born nobleman who was a leading 17th century Royalist is expected to fetch thousands at auction.

UK who fall under Gen Z category want UK dictatorship, and nearly half feel gender equality has gone too far, and trust ...

BBC historians have delved deep into a Devon estate where the National Trust is searching for a long lost manor house. The ...

BRITAIN’S “White House” with 40 bedrooms, a ballroom and an underground swimming pool has been sold to a mystery buyer for ...

Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict ...

The freezing winter of 1658, the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell has recently died, and Milton is composing an epic poem exploring the meanings of freedom. Milton was a champion of Cromwell’s ...