Eleanor Doughty interviewed members of the 796 families with hereditary titles to find out who they are and what makes them ...

The British Blues Boom had unwittingly created a space for this unknown American to find his voice. Jimi’s arrival gave British music a shot of adrenaline that it wasn’t primed for.

On 1814, British forces launched one of the most dramatic assaults on the United States by capturing Washington, DC. They set ...

British royal history dates back to the 10th century, when King Athelstan claimed the title Rex totius Britanniae (“King of all Britain”.) ...

For the first time in British political history, both the nation’s premier and the official leader of the opposition have ...

The 3-year-old girl's 2007 disappearance sparked one of the most publicized missing-person investigations in British history. The case is open again.

Across the UK, British history, taught at KS3, KS4 and GCSE level, often focuses on the transatlantic slave trade through a lens that minimises British involvement, lacks emphasis on the ...