In the early 1950s, Britain faced the threat of high altitude Soviet bombers, prompting the need for a high-performance interceptor capable of extraordinary speed and rapid climb. English Electric ...

The British FV 214 Conqueror was a post–World War II heavy tank developed in the 1950s to counter the Soviet IS-3 and other ...

In the 1950s, Britain stood aloof from the increasingly integrated Continent as it clung to the remnants of its empire.

It was supposed to have been the safe redoubt where Britain's leaders would hole up in the event of nuclear attack, but now a huge bunker east of London is more like a time capsule of 1950s high-tech.

British Newspapers, 1600-1950 is a comprehensive digital historic newspaper archive. It provides access to historic newspapers, newsbooks, ephemera and national & regional papers from British Isles.

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.

One travel writer hopped on board the nostalgic British Pullman, A Belmond Train, for a 1950s whodunnit while touring the English countryside.

Check out this color video from 1950s Britain for the immersive experience. Picture this: tiny postwar Grand Prix cars, running four wide with their tinier engines screaming down the straight at ...

Where his mother had curried chicken for her coronation, an exotic proposition in 1950s Britain, King Charles III now has a ceremonial quiche.

The 1950s British mystery is written by Frederick Knott, who was also the playwright behind “Wait Until Dark.” It was made into a successful Alfred Hitchcock film in 1954, starring Ray Milland ...