english history

Astounding Titanic Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These little-known Titanic facts are sure to surprise you--and give you the chills.

By John Kuroski • Oct 21, 2015

Astounding Titanic Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These little-known Titanic facts are sure to surprise you--and give you the chills.

By John Kuroski • October 21, 2015

When A Day At The Beach Was Fancy: Blackpool, 1954

The northwestern England town was once a summer tourist hub in the first half of the 20th century before tourists began looking outside the U.K. for their vacations.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 21, 2015

When A Day At The Beach Was Fancy: Blackpool, 1954

The northwestern England town was once a summer tourist hub in the first half of the 20th century before tourists began looking outside the U.K. for their vacations.

By Erin Kelly • September 21, 2015

How Historically Accurate Is “Downton Abbey?”

The wildly popular period piece is on its way out. How much of history did it get right — and wrong?

By Abby Norman • Aug 18, 2015

How Historically Accurate Is “Downton Abbey?”

The wildly popular period piece is on its way out. How much of history did it get right — and wrong?

By Abby Norman • August 18, 2015

21 Prince Philip Quotes That Are Painfully Politically Incorrect

Over the years, Prince Philip has garnered quite a following, mainly for his uncanny ability to put his foot in his mouth when he speaks.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 19, 2015

21 Prince Philip Quotes That Are Painfully Politically Incorrect

Over the years, Prince Philip has garnered quite a following, mainly for his uncanny ability to put his foot in his mouth when he speaks.

By Savannah Cox • April 19, 2015

The White Queen: The Best “Queen Elizabeth” Who You Know Nothing About

Elizabeth Woodville, known as the White Queen, pissed off the royal family so much they wanted to kill her. Which naturally makes her one of the most interesting figures in royal history.

By Abby Norman • Mar 9, 2015

The White Queen: The Best “Queen Elizabeth” Who You Know Nothing About

Elizabeth Woodville, known as the White Queen, pissed off the royal family so much they wanted to kill her. Which naturally makes her one of the most interesting figures in royal history.

By Abby Norman • March 9, 2015

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what photography was like well over a century ago.

By Savannah Cox • Feb 23, 2015

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what photography was like well over a century ago.

By Savannah Cox • February 23, 2015

The Fascinating History Of Great Britain’s Wishing Trees

The old coins that park employees found wedged into trees weren't the result of saving gone awry. Instead, they were fundamental to the history of Britain's Wishing Trees.

By Savannah Cox • Aug 15, 2013

The Fascinating History Of Great Britain’s Wishing Trees

The old coins that park employees found wedged into trees weren't the result of saving gone awry. Instead, they were fundamental to the history of Britain's Wishing Trees.

By Savannah Cox • August 15, 2013

London In The 1940s

Rife with war and economic malaise, one never would have predicted the boom that followed in foggy London town.

By Savannah Cox • Jul 20, 2012

London In The 1940s

Rife with war and economic malaise, one never would have predicted the boom that followed in foggy London town.

By Savannah Cox • July 20, 2012

37 Anti-Suffrage Postcards That Show America’s Absurd Fear Of Giving Women The Right To Vote

At the same time that the women's suffrage movement found renewed energy, the postcard became a powerful political tool that both suffragists and anti-suffragists alike exploited.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 4, 2010

37 Anti-Suffrage Postcards That Show America’s Absurd Fear Of Giving Women The Right To Vote

At the same time that the women's suffrage movement found renewed energy, the postcard became a powerful political tool that both suffragists and anti-suffragists alike exploited.

By Savannah Cox • November 4, 2010