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Ten people who have had bizarre postitions in royal courts, including Whipping Boy and Groom of the Stool... 10 People Who Held Bizarre Positions In Royal Courts Gary Pullman December 4, 2016 Listverse Often, people think of royal courts as being refined and dignified, but some of the...

A man stumbled upon a Viking penny worth £15,000 in “the find of a lifetime” as he searched for treasures in a parsnip field. Richard Scothern found the coin – 1,100 years old – as he scanned the field on Boxing Day last year... PENNY FOR YOUR THOR Viking coin worth £15,000 more than 1,000...

The Queen's 65 years on the throne should be celebrated with a national public holiday this summer, say MPs. Conservative Andrew Rosindell said it would be a missed opportunity if the fact Elizabeth II made history earlier this year by becoming the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire...

In the end, victory would go not to those who can inflict the most but those who can endure the most – and those are the nations of the UK. British society will cohere under pressure, whereas the peoples of most European states will wobble. Whatever the rhetoric, there is no stomach for fighting...

The most famous sea story of them all has everything: adventure, sex, cruelty, violence, the most glamorous of heroes, the wickedest of villains. A glimpse of Paradise and the ordeals of Hell. That’s the Mutiny On The Bounty as we know it, as Hollywood has shown it, time after time. Fletcher...

With Britain leaving the European Union, her future lies with the Commonwealth... PETER OBORNE: Brexit offers us the chance to reunite with our true friends By Peter Oborne For The Daily Mail 4 March 2017 Building bridges: Theresa May and Indian...

The chattering classes have officially lost it. On both sides of the Atlantic. Of course, they’d been teetering on the cliff edge of sanity for a while, following the bruising of their beloved EU by 17m angry Brits and Hillary’s loss to that orange muppet they thought no one except...

Prime Minister Theresa May has called on her fellow Conservatives to continue "loudly and clearly" putting the case for the "precious Union" of the UK. During a speech to the Scottish Tory conference in Glasgow she said "we are four nations, but at heart one people". Mrs May had earlier...

Alex Burghart outlines the key flash points of 1066, a turbulent year of invasions of England… 1066: Eight days that rocked England...

Scientists have used lasers to analyse how the sound of Big Ben's "bongs" is created. Big Ben - officially known as the Great Bell - is the largest of five bells that hang in the belfry of Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster. The team was granted exclusive access for the first...

Ancient human footprints discovered on the Welsh coastline are 7,000 years old and could show a snapshot of a Mesolithic hunting party, researchers have said. Discovered in 2014, the five prehistoric footprints of both children and adults at Port Eynon on the Gower Peninsula, South...

You can now take a look through King Richard III's personal prayer book from the comfort of your own home. Researchers have digitised the fascinating text, which includes a note by the English king likely written as a reminder of his birthday. The note, found on the page for October...

Say what you like about Donald Trump’s more outlandish policies, such as walling off the Mexican border or trying to bar entry to the US for nationals travelling from seven Muslim countries. The one area where it is hard to dispute the merits of the president’s approach is in the realm of...

The 11 greatest English - and then British - monarchs since 1066... Top 11 monarchs in British history Andrew...

Intricate jewellery found buried in a Staffordshire field is the earliest example of Iron Age gold ever found in Britain. The collection, made up of four twisted metal neckbands called torcs, and a bracelet, was discovered by two metal detectorists just before Christmas. Experts say...

Hollywood still knows how to make movies. It just awards prizes to the wrong ones... Coffee House And the Oscar goes to…anyone provided they’re not white, heterosexual or male Toby Young...

Theresa May could end EU free movement of people into the UK as early as next month when she triggers Article 50, the start of the process to get Britain out of the EU... Theresa May poised to announce end of free movement for new EU migrants next month 159 Comments The...

The new 12-sided £1 coin enters circulation in Britain in March, replacing the round £1 coin which has been used since 1983. And when the Royal Mint asked for ideas on what should feature on the back of the new coin, the most popular entry was a full English breakfast. However, that idea was...

Historian Ronald Hutton says we will never unlock the secrets of Britain's ancient religions... Prehistoric religion: a riddle we will never solve If you believe that nothing is beyond the wit of modern historical research, think again – we will never unlock the secrets of Britain’s ancient...

A McDonald's with more than a nugget of history is serving up its last Big Macs this weekend. The building that has been home to the burger chain in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, for the last 34 years is thought to be the oldest in the world to house a McDonald's, with parts of it dating back to...