The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 was between the British Empire and the mighty Zulu Kingdom that sat next to the British colony of Natal, in Southern Africa. This titanic conflict was one of the most epic and dramatic events recorded in the annals of British history. What has really brought enduring f...

[CC] Britain’s favourite jam and jelly brand Hartley’s has been feeding the nation from breakfast to after dinner snack for over 140 years.

It all began in 1871 when William Pickles Hartley, a Lancashire green grocer, had a consignment of jam go missing. Instead of letting his customers down he ...

[CC] There is no name in the world more instantly recognisable in connection with travel than Thomas Cook. A devout Christian, his great passion was to bring people closer together and nearer to their Creator by making “God’s earth with all its fullness and beauty” accessible and affordable to all.