Local History

Both the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme and its name almost certainly owe their existence to the building of a new castle there in the mid-twelfth ce...

Carlisle History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this ancient city, now the county town of Cumbria, and shows just how muc...

Dundee History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of Scotlands fourth largest city and shows just how much it has changed during...

The county of Shropshire holds many delights, from the beauty of Ellesmere, at the heart of Shropshires Lake District, to the glories of Wenlock Ed...

The royal parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of the United Kingdom for the recreation (mostly hunting) of the royal family....

Dublin was established as a Viking settlement in the early Middle Ages and, following the Norman Invasion of Ireland, rapidly grew in size and impo...

Faversham has always been a hard-working town. Its very name, which was derived from Latin and Old English, means the metal workers village, and in...

Located in the heart of Ayrshire, Kilmarnock was once considered its industrial powerhouse. It was little more than a large village until the start...

Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where the lakes meet the sea provi...

The centre of Manchester is an area rich in social and cultural history. Its buildings, streets, churches and alleyways chart the journey from the ...

While many of Halifaxs historic buildings are still present today, this Minster town has developed significantly over the last 150 years. Since the...

Londons Docklands have a rich and varied history. Dating from the Middle Ages, they developed into one of the biggest docks in the world. The riche...

Described by the Anglo-Saxons as the Farm of Briton, the architecture of the Walworth now ranges from impressive eighteenth-century houses to more ...

EDINBURGH in the 1950s was a very different place. After the ravages of war, the International Festival and Military Tattoo was introduced as an an...

'If only stones could speak.' Often, when we visit historic towns, churches, castles, or old family mansions, we wish that the people who were once...

This in-depth narrative history of the interactions between English settlers and American Indians during the Virginia colonys first century explain...