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Most Roman roads are straight. Well, straight-ish. Mary-Ann Ochota has put together a handy guide to help you spot a Roman road in the English landscape.
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Our historic places are primed for summer fun in June with live jousting, blooming gardens and events for dad this Father's Day.
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A journey through 400 years of Shakespearean theatre in London led by the playwrights and performers commemorated with a blue plaque.
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Elizabeth Russell, Keeper of Donnington Castle
Elizabeth, Lady Russell, successfully petitioned and bribed Queen Elizabeth I to make her keeper of Donnington Castle – England’s first known female keeper of a castle. It was a post she defended with acts of rioting, physical violence and clan warfare.
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The paintings displayed on the ground floor at Kenwood were collected in the late 19th century by the Irish brewing magnate and philanthropist Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh.
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Denton Hall is one of the turrets along Hadrian’s Wall – the frontier built by the Romans from AD 122 to define the north-west limit of their empire – for soldiers to shelter in and keep watch.
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Remembering Bobby Moore with a blue plaque
To mark the unveiling of a blue plaque honouring Bobby Moore in Barking, east London we’re exploring his life, legacy and *that* match from 1966.
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The Great Stones Way is a 36 mile trail running past Stonehenge and OId Sarum. Sarah Baxter, author of A History of the World in 500 Walks, explores.
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We asked Findmypast’s genealogy experts to search their military records: this is Sergeant John Robert McMellon’s story.