Guy Fawkes Night remains well observed in pockets of Britain. In Ottery St Mary, Devon, locals carry flaming barrels of tar ...

Every 5 November we remember the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – a thwarted act of terror in which a cabal of Catholic conspirators ...

A recently auctioned 1998 letter to his confidant Dudley Poplak offers unprecedented insight into King Charles outlook on ...

The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to ...

The Gallagher Brothers' effigies were burned at the annual bonfire night celebrations in Edenbridge, England Get your monthly ...

He is the best known traitor in British history but a new TV expose claims Guy Fawkes, the infamous rebel, was just a bit ...

The tragic Anne of a Thousand Days—a reference to the length of her reign as the Queen of England before she was beheaded by ...

Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot. Make the most of it, because Guy Fawkes Night, as we ...

After 100 days in his new job, the BBC caught up with the former maths teacher to find out how things are going. In a ...

Holyrood — or, to give it its full title, The Palace of Holyroodhouse — is the official residence in Scotland of His Majesty ...

British Journalism Awards shortlist 2024 with links to the nominated work. The winners will be announced in December.

Harold died three years into his reign, just weeks before Harthacanute was due to invade England with an army of Danes. He was buried in Westminster Abbey before ... She died in 1558 at Lambeth Palace ...