In Lower Thames St, where the traffic roars past old Billingsgate Market and around the Tower of London, there is an anonymous door that leads to the past. It is a piece of spine-tingling magic. You ...

I remember this green, and I hate it. I’m standing in a preserved cell on Alcatraz Island, staring at the green paint lining ...

My regular readers will know that I love history. I also love a well-researched novel about British royalty and the Tudor ...

Warren Haynes, photo by John Patrick Gatta Yesterday, July 1, the Warren Haynes Band touched down in London to kick off their ...

Beneath the streets of great cities lies a world of secrets and ancient memories. The Subterranean Tourist is your guide to ...

Walking tours, a museum and even a fish and chip shop all trade heavily on the legend of one of the world’s most notorious ...

Built to impress and terrify, the Tower was first a fortress in the 1070s and then evolved into a prison for enemies of the crown, including Anne Boleyn, the Nine Days' Queen, and Guy Fawkes.

In London, two private, half-day tours cover Westminster Abbey and the Changing of the Guard, plus the Tower of London with the Crown Jewels. Guests then transfer by rail to Oxford for two nights ...

Buckingham Palace. Picture: Alamy A Travelodge spokesperson said: “It’s no surprise that the top spots were taken by iconic, historic classics like the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, but it’s ...

THE Queen proved a good fit for a striking 80th anniversary commemoration of VE Day by donning a pair of striking poppy-themes gloves. Camilla placed the final flower at a new display of nearly 30,… ...

Image: Historic Royal Palaces The Tower of London will be flooded with tens of thousands of blood-red poppies later this year, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War.