Mary Queen of Scots also left her mark, staying in the town in 1566. The house where she lodged is now a visitor centre celebrating her extraordinary life. The town’s past is chronicled through ...

An estimated 80,000 spectators – and 6,000 participants – “swept through downtown Spokane” in the Lilac Festival’s Torchlight Parade.

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released ...

The palace is the official Scottish residence of the king and has housed many other notable royal figures throughout history, including King George V, Charles I and Mary, Queen of Scots.

In 1587, an English expedition set out to colonise Roanoke Island on the eastern coast of North America…only for the ...

Call the Midwife producer Neal Street has appointed creative executive Harriet Spencer as executive producer. The newly ...

Siobhan Miller cultivates a sense of community through music and storytelling on Edinburgh Tradfest's closing night.

What makes for a great place to live? Access to nature, a sense of community and culture on your doorstep can all help. So which towns make the cut?

In our new Academy video series Royal Residences ... Discover the dark history of Holyrood Palace – where Mary, Queen of Scots private secretary was brutally murdered – and journey to Whitehall Palace ...

Set many years after the death of Jane, Miss Austen shows Hawes as Cassandra, a woman who never married out of a commitment ...