Seven 15th century skeletons have been found buried on a site that was once occupied by a Franciscan Friary in Aberdeen. The remains of the seven men have now been sent to Glasgow University for analysis. Marischal College occupied the…
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A quaint little story here which could completely change the way we think of the history of our cheese forever! Stilton will never be quite the same again! Or perhaps it will… From BBC News: An historian in Cambridgeshire has…
I found an interesting article yesterday by David Smith, technology correspondent for the Observer, considering the dangers of the internet when trying to preserve information for history. Historians face a “black hole” of lost material unless urgent action is taken…
English Heritage archaeologists have revealed the findings of a large survey of over 20,000 old aerial photographs taken of the stretch of coast between Whitby and the Scottish border. Many of the sights date back to the first and second…
I recently came across a great article on The Observer website by historian Tristram Hunt, talking about the lack of knowledge of British history among British children and arguing that: The news that only one-third of Britons can recognise the…