Culture

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

Witness Walls in West Yorkshire

History explorer: The Brontës

English actor Laurence Olivier as Richard III in a production of Shakespeare's play of the same name. (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Shakespeare’s best (or worst) villains

The Russian sweetbread kulich

Historical recipes: How to make Russian Easter sweet bread Kulich

Coca cola bottles from the 1990s

From Velcro to Viagra: 10 products that were invented by accident

A St Patrick's Day Parade in America, Union Square, 1870s, from a colour lithograph.

The history of St Patrick’s Day

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7 things you (probably) didn’t know about William Shakespeare

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Music and revolution

An overview of the Terracotta Warriors in the Terracotta Museum of Xian, China. (Image by Getty)

Uncovering China’s Terracotta Army

Paris. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Paris, France

Robert Burns. (Getty Images)

7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Robert Burns

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Frankenstein at 200: the birth of a gothic monster

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First World War

What to expect from 2018: historical anniversaries, books and exhibitions