CHRISTMAS was once cancelled in England – and it wasn’t by the Grinch.  It sounds like a nightmare – no mince pies, no carols, not even a Christmas tree in sight – but for almost 20 years in ...

The 100th anniversary of Hotel Cromwell in Stevenage High Street will be celebrated in 2025. The site once belonged to Oliver Cromwell’s secretary of state, John Thurloe, who was also Cromwell's ...

But even in supposed victory, his gloating found few echoes; the so-called War on Christmas, rather than ending in climactic ...

Christmas 2024 combines ancient traditions and religious significance to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The festival ...

From the exotic to the everyday, the royals Christmas menus through the years might pose some surprises: with moulds of ...

It was Marshal who transformed Pembroke Castle into the stone stronghold that endures to this day. After Marshal, the castle ...

It was at Pembroke Castle on January 28, 1457 that Margaret gave birth to a son, whom she named Henry. A tower thought to ...

A community-owned pub in north Oxford now has a new manager. Rob Yeatman has taken over at the White Hart in Wolvercote, with Jude Campbell continuing as assistant manager. The hostelry is the Oxford ...

Back in the 1930s the Christmas traditions observed across the north west in many ways similar to those beloved by us all today.

Lord Cromwell, whose family name is Bewicke-Copley, admits a touch sadly that he is related to neither of England’s most ...

Explore our collection of Christmas trivia questions to challenge your knowledge of holiday traditions and history. Perfect ...