Fast forward a few hundred years and we arrive at a date every history student has etched in their brains, the date that the Normans arrived in Britain and defeated King Harold of England to begin their reign: 1066, at the bloody Battle of Hastings. It was the 14th of...
First erected over 5.000 years ago, Stonehenge is one of England's most perplexing and mesmerising monuments. Used as a burial ground in both the Neolithic and Bronze ages, it is constructed of a series of enormous stones, some featuring hundreds of carvings of axeheads and daggers. Nobody quite knows how...
The Dukes and Duchesses whose real lives inspired the Bridgerton series. Georgiana Cavendish The Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Cavendish (1757-1806) was one o the most notable women to have existed in late Georgian society. When we heard about her extroverted personality and her wild fashion sense alone, we knew she...
FOR THE LADIES A Lady must never call at a man's lodgings, even if she is a married woman. A Lady must only make her morning calls to those in equal or inferior positions to herself, unless invited by a social superior. A Lady may only ride or driver her...
Wilton House Dating back to 1543 when it was built by the 1st Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House, a sumptuous Palladian mansion located in the heart of Wiltshire has been used as the set for much of Bridgerton's filming. Large and diverse enough to play host to no less than...