For World Book Day, here are some brilliant bookshops from around the country.Read more

With hundreds of thousands of men away fighting during the Second World War, labour shortages became acute. Women were needed to fill men’s roles. Read more

Shropshire is rich with remnants from history, from the Iron Age to the Industrial revolution.Read more

Elsecar is an industrial village in South Yorkshire to the south of Barnsley. The village, its heritage centre and the surrounding landscape has been one of Historic England’s Heritage Action Zones since 2017. Read more

Pull up a bar-stool and get familiar with some of England’s oldest pubs. From the Knights Templar to John Lennon’s grandmother, here are seven fascinating histories behind some of our favourite Grade I listed pubs.Read more