Jennifer Still

Life in Tudor England was anything but easy. For all the cultural flourish and royal intrigue of the 16th century, the reality for most people...

Many of the traditions we consider quintessentially British—May Day dances, festive bonfires, even the timing of weddings—have roots that stretch back far further than we...

The medieval Church is often remembered for its sweeping cathedrals, monastic orders, and solemn liturgies. However, underneath that formal image was a far stranger and...

Some town names have been around for centuries, barely touched. Others? They’ve had a bit of an identity crisis. Whether it was to dodge confusion,...

Stonehenge gets all the attention—and fair enough, it’s iconic—but it’s only one part of a much bigger picture. Britain is home to hundreds of stone...

The Tudors are often remembered for their colourful monarchs, dramatic court intrigue, and stunning fashion, but you wouldn’t want to rely on them for dental...

When people imagine medieval castles, the first things that usually spring to mind are thick stone walls, battlements, arrow slits, and drawbridges. These defensive features...

Across the globe, there are towns and villages that once thrived with life but are now eerily silent. Abandoned due to war, economic collapse, natural...

It’s easy to look at a modern map and assume that national borders have always looked the way they do now. But across British history,...

Tudor medicine was a strange mix of superstition, trial-and-error, and deeply held beliefs about the balance of the body. Without any real understanding of germs...