BRITAIN'S BOLD LEAP: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

In the year 1753, 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 alteration was not merely a matter of

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they became a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, frequently bearing eyes, were believed to filter the miasm