On 27th April, 1942, at the height of World War II, the Royal Navy’s submarine HMS…
Category: History
The Bayeux Tapestry Returns Home: A Sussex Story Nearly 1,000 Years in the Making
Few historical artefacts capture the imagination quite like the Bayeux Tapestry. Stretching almost 70 metres in…
Taiwan: Dragons, Temples and the World’s Fastest Lift
Taiwan to many echoes the words Taipei, temples, dragons, technology and, dare we say, China. Think…
Visit to Ightham Mote
By Bella Schembri-Adams Right in the middle of the countryside in Sevenoaks, Kent is Ightham Mote…
Years Pass and Some Mysteries Remain Unexplained
Booms and bombs everyday in Malta and Gozo are just a regular occurrence. The people of…
Discovery of America
The Nao Santa Maria, pictured, is a replica of the boat in which Christopher Columbus sailed…
What Did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like?
Visitors to Hever Castle’s exhibition Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn have the rare…
Childhood Memories of King George VI’s Death
There are some things etched in childhood memory that one never forgets. When King George VI…
Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, National Portrait Gallery, London
Spending an hour inside the Marilyn exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London feels a…
Kent and Sussex Are Full Of Historic Pubs & Inns, Legends & Folk Stories
Across Kent and Sussex, some of the most compelling places to visit are not landmarks in…