Inspired by the American and French revolutions, the United Irishmen wanted a secular republic that separated church from state. They professed the Enlightenment principles of equality, liberty and ...

Many of the men who took part in the Congress left traces across the state that remain visible today. Witherspoon's home, ...

When the military Board of Ordnance set about creating detailed, accurate maps of Great Britain in the late 18th century, it was with the idea that they would be “the honour of the nation”.

A map illustrating how the Viking army almost ... For the next seven years there was relative peace throughout Britain until in 934 Æthelstan decided to invade Scotland. There is still a great deal of ...

The 6 gatehouses at Parramatta Park’s entrances – on George Street, Ross Street, Park Road, Macquarie Street, Great Western Highway at Mays Hill ... as distinct to Britain, in what was the nation’s ...

So, the fact that the 1921 Horstman Super Sports we’re aboard is fast approaching a four-lane wall of track, 25° steep and ...

So political Great Britain is slightly larger than geographic Great Britain. But if you get this wrong, you can at least take comfort in knowing you’re not the only one to do so. Even the UK’s ...

The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts ...

The Met Office forecasts that temperatures will reach a maximum of 15C or 16C on the south coast of England on bank holiday Monday but said northern parts of the UK would 'struggle to get into the ...

The UK could be blasted by heavy rain later this month, as radar indicates the whole country could be struck with brutal storm-like conditions. WX Charts is predicting almost everywhere in the UK ...

“I turn 50 this year and to ‘celebrate’ I thought it would be a good idea to attempt to break the record for rowing around Great Britain,” Mr Ellicock told the PA news agency. “Half a ...