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From Magna Carta to Guy Fawkes’ confession, letters and documents offer a fascinating insight into pivotal events in Britain’s past. Now, in their new book, celebrated father and son historians Peter and Dan Snow select 50 of the most important. Here, Peter Snow explores six of his...

Here’s a tip for judges, businessmen, peers, politicians and former PMs who don’t like being called ‘enemies of the people’: stop behaving like enemies of the people... Coffee House Brexit-bashers like Blair and Branson are the real enemies of the people...

On the morning after the European Union referendum, Britain looked like a country in crisis. The Prime Minister had resigned, Scotland’s first minister was talking about a second independence referendum and the FTSE was in free fall. In several EU capitals, there was an assumption that...

"Another big seismic shock" could hit British politics at the next election, Nigel Farage has warned Theresa May, if Brexit is not delivered by 2020. The interim UKIP leader said he suspected the Conservative Government "is not fit for the legacy of Brexit". He made the remarks at a...

Incredible medieval church murals not seen since the 16th century have been restored as part of a painstaking preservation project. The murals were covered after William Shakespeare's father was ordered to paint over them more than 450 years ago. The colourful murals, thought to be some of the...

Thomas Mair has been sentenced to die in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. The 53-year-old shot and stabbed to death the mother of two in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June, a week before the EU referendum vote. Mair shouted "Britain first" in the attack, but...

It is one of the most keenly studied periods in British history, and the inspiration for the ever-popular Game of Thrones. But the Wars of the Roses is still full of uncertainty, contention and debate. Here, historian Dan Jones, presenter of the Channel 5 series Britain’s Bloody Crown (based on...

Brexit campaigners are protesting outside Westminster as the Government awaits a hearing for its appeal against a court ruling that the Prime Minister must get MPs' approval to start the process of leaving the EU. Around 1,500 people are expected to take part in the Brexit Feet in London...

A cloud spotted over North Wales has been officially recognised as a formation. The asperitas is the first new type in more than half a century. Cloud fine Rare wave-like cloud is world’s first new type to be recognised for more than 50 years Mountaineer instructor...

In the past, chief whips are said to have stored their subject’s secrets in a black notebook to use against unruly MPs to win government votes. But the government's current chief whip, Gavin Williamson, has an entirely new method to ensure his party's MPs toe the line - a tarantula named...

What the left does not understand, cannot understand, is that ordinary working-class voters are not deeply moved by the plight of transvestites or raging feminists and their vagendas. They are focussed on jobs, migration, family, law and order. They place their faith with anyone who does not...

Large numbers of ancient model body parts made from clay have been unearthed in pits across Italy - but researchers still don't fully understand why. Feet, hands, eyes, ears and internal body parts, called 'anatomical votives', are thought to have been buried as a mark of devotion to...

A new discovery could help shed light on why the mysterious Stonehenge was built. The large complex, found in a village around 1.5 miles from the famous stone circle, is thought to date back more than 1,000 years before Stonehenge. The researchers say the complex was a sacred place...

This beautiful piece of jewellery has a familiar ring to it for fans of Kate Middleton. Kate Middleton's engagement ring features a large sapphire, and a beautiful forebear has been found lying in the dirt. The ring, dating back to 1250, was discovered by a treasure hunter, who struck gold in...

Can you imagine anything more vomit-inducing than paying (thousands of dollars for this hottest of tickets) to watch a musical, have it ruined by booing from the right-on brigade, then being lectured at by an actor paid to recite other people's lines for a living? KATIE HOPKINS...

A lump of faeces stored in the back of a Danish museum has been traced back to a bishop who lived in the city of Aalborg at the end of the 17th Century. Researchers discovered the lump in a broken bottle. Analysis revealed remnants of an exotic diet of fig, grapes, pepper and buckwheat. The...

We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a lawless time when desperate outlaws roamed the land. While that’s not totally fair, it is true that law and order often broke down. This allowed daring rogues to run wild, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake... 10 Notorious Rogues Who...

Here are some things that the Romans did for us... Invention or adaptation: what did the Romans really do for us...

Buckingham Place is to undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing £369m, the Royal Household has announced. The Queen will remain in residence during the work, to begin next April. Buckingham Palace to get £369m refurbishment BBC News 18 November 2016...

The first episode of The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson's first TV series since exiting Top Gear, has been given rave reviews by critics. The show launched on the Amazon Prime streaming service on Thursday evening. It is the first programme to be fronted by Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James...