AD: Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) becomes emperor of Rome. 1496: Birth of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII.

Discover the fascinating history of Strawberry Hill House, Britain’s first and finest example of Gothic Revival architecture and the vision of Horace Walpole.

(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) Having died in 1745, Robert Walpole never saw a locomotive, steamboat, or cotton gin. However, he still helped trigger the Industrial Revolution, using what ...

Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Britain's first female prime ...

Considered to be the UK’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole not only had the distinction of holding office the longest, but was also first to resign. After being appointed Lord of the ...

Catherine, Lady Walpole, wife of Sir Robert Walpole, Viscount Walpole and Baron Houghton, has a white marble memorial in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey. The square plinth ...

Having died in 1745, Robert Walpole never saw a locomotive, steamboat, or cotton gin. However, he still helped trigger the Industrial Revolution, using what some now treat as a dirty word ...