Discover the historical significance of the Railway 200 celebrations, marking 200 years since the first steam locomotive ...

CATHERINE LORIGAN has a BA (Hons) in Medieval and Modern History, an MSt in English Local History, a PhD in Cornish Studies, an MA in Music and a Diploma in Vernacular Architecture with distinction, ...

By contrast, it’s almost ironic that today, Whitney is best remembered as a racing driver. He shot through motor sport like a ...

In 1945 women joined the ranks of the Royal Society, the UK’s premier scientific academy, for the first time. Over the next ...

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PATRICIA MEEHAN spent several years as a welfare worker in post-war Germany. She began a long career in television in the USA before joining the BBC, where she became a producer specialising in ...

MARNIE PALMER now lives near Bath with her new partner, John, and their two Jack Russell terriers. Her former five-star jetset lifestyle has been replaced by a retirement of gardening and fly-fishing.

Frank O’Donoghue FRANK O’DONOGHUE is co-author (along with Andy Kelly) of The 5-Minute Bell, a history of the Waterford-Tramore railway, and Goin’ to the Pictures. He was also editor of On This Day ...

JOHN MARTIN ROBINSON is a well known historian and writer with some seventeen previous major publications to his credit, mainly on aspects of architectural history, country houses and heraldry; ...