In the year 1751, a most unusual event shook the very foundations of time itself in Britain. A bold leap forward, a radical alteration to the way they measured days and years - this was no ordinary change. The Gregorian Calendar, embraced by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This adjustment was not merely a matter of

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it became a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently bearing eyes, were thought to filter the a