The man who acted as alchemist to James IV of Scotland – John Damian – had a secret laboratory in Stirling Castle. It was there that he built himself a pair of wings and attempted to fly from the ...
A recently discovered gold pendant appears to date to a "mysterious moment" in the early 8th Century, according to an expert.
Inside the British Library, two years on from devastating cyber attack - Staff tell Athena Stavrou they’ve faced abuse ...
When the Programme of Cultural Cooperation (PoCC) was signed between India and the UK in May 2025, it acknowledged that ...
You can visit the Reading Room, located in the heart of the British Museum for free. Here's everything you need to know.
The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long ...
Ah, autumn. The season of falling leaves, pumpkin lattes and gaggles of fresh-faced students repopulating campuses across the ...
THE kids have broken up for half term and are running riot around the house, but you haven’t made any plans to keep them ...
Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, speculation is growing around where the ...
AUTUMN has most certainly arrived – and with it, the dilemma of where to entertain the kids that’s weatherproof. Luckily, ...
When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
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