The Berkeleys built the Berkeley Castle in the 12th Century. Since then, many Berkeleys inherited the castle and added parts to it or renovated the castle from time to time during their victories and abandoned it during their defeats or fortified it to face the revolts against them. The castle shows genuine and fascinating historical facts which attract historians as well as laymen to the castle to study its lineage. The first castle came to exist in 1067 when William FitzOsbern won the battle. Three generations after that they inherited…

The Gloucestershire County boasts an impressive history. An article about the county first appeared in the 10th century in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and at that time, the Forest of Dean and the Winchcombe areas did not come under Gloucestershire. However, the Bristol town has remained part of the county from the beginning. The area became populated with the industrial revolution. In 1313, Bristol separated from Gloucestershire and came under the County of Avon in 1974. At present, Bristol North falls within the jurisdiction of Gloucestershire. Visit Gloucestershire for its religious…

Cotswolds lies in South Central England. When you visit Cotswolds, you will see the area that boasts of the Cotswold Hills rises from the high Thames meadows, forming an escarpment. This part is known as the Cotswold Edge where the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale lie. The area is rich in Jurassic limestone. Also, a rare type of grass grows in this area. The landscape mainly showcases rural features with hamlets, ancient habitats and impressive residences and compounds. Visit Cotswolds borders The Cotswold contains over 40x90 miles of a landmass.…

Combining the Welton Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District, and Caistor Rural District, the West Lindsey claimed its legal status on April 1, 1974, in North and North East Lincolnshire. Towards the east, West Lindsey has East Lindsey and the Lincoln city towards its South. The Nottinghamshire country lies towards the west of West Lindsey. It comprises of Keelby, Welton, Caistor, Gainsborough, Sudbrooke, Market Rasen, Cherry Willingham, and Nettleham. The River Trent flows by its western side towards Nottinghamshire and North Lincolnshire. The Education system in West Lindsey West Lindsey boasts…

Following her ancestors' love of the animals, it is little wonder Queen Elizabeth's corgis have found favour with her. Taking the initiative from Her Majesty, everyone in the royal family seem to love corgis. Even the high-class society too reared corgis. Artists at the time drew pictures of corgis and carved corgi statues. Coins of the Elizabethan era depict corgis, and photographs of Her Majesty's golden jubilee also show corgis along with her. When the queen was a young child, she played with corgis in the household of Marquess of…

The phrase ‘Victorian kitchen’ refers to the way people cooked, prepared their kitchens, and the things they used for cooking during the era of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Benjamin Thompson first introduced the stove for cooking purposes in 1800, three and half decades earlier to the assumption of Princess Victoria to the throne. However, people at the time rarely used Benjamin’s stove for domestic cooking purposes since it was too large. Victorian kitchen and techno influences In 1834, Oberlin Stove produced a smaller oven for household usage. At the beginning of…

Mrs Beeton aka Isabella Mayson was born in London, Marylebone on March 14, 1836. Her parents, Benjamin Mayson and Elizabeth had three daughters including Beeton. The father engaged in linen trading. The family moved after Beeton’s birth to Milk Streek, Cheapside, which Beeton’s father thought more suitable for his business. However, he died when Beeton aged four. At the time of her father’s death, her mother was pregnant with another child, and they went through numerous hardships. Unable to cope with the troubles, Beeton’s mother sent her two daughters to…

The Jack the Ripper identity reflects a serial killer who killed many prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. A writer in one of his newspaper articles at the time assumed that the real murderer’s name to be Jack the Ripper. The killer took all his victims from Whitechapel, Aldgate, Spitalfields and from London itself, within a mile from London proper. Jack the Ripper was known as Leather Apron and Whitechapel murderer as well. Jack the Ripper, the reason for sensation Even though the Jack the Ripper was…

The English mathematician famous for Charles Babbage inventions was born on December 26, 1791, and lived in a London borough what is today’s Southwark until the age of twelve. After that, the family moved to Devon where Charles received his educated in public schools. It was here that Charles designed a mechanism to walk on water, which would probably have been his initial scientific experiment. His father Benjamin Babbage, a banker, was a stern man who also had a terrible temper. Although his mother Elizabeth Plumley Teape Babbage was an…

Here are some unusual and fascinating Birmingham attractions that will lure you for a pleasant and memorable getaway, reasons you will want to return over and over again. With a fascinating and rich history of over 10,500 years, Birmingham is where hunters from the Stone Age lived roaming the grasslands along the valley of the River Rea and its forests in Digbeth. The name of the settlement known as Birmingham derived from the words ‘ham’ meaning settlement and ‘ing’ the followers of Beorma, believed to been a Saxon nobleman or…

The Norman conquest of England took place in the Battle of Hastings fought seven miles from Hastings, in England on the Senlac Hill in 1066. King Harold II of England met his defeat at the hands of William the Conqueror’s Norman forces. The bloody battle was fought all day long, and King Harold who was the last of the Anglo- Saxon Kings of England was shot with an arrow in the eye and killed on 14th October 1066 along with all of his forces. William is thought to have visited…

Bath, one of the world's great cities that showcase the Royal Crescent is one of 812 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and by its listing confirms it is an architectural beauty that is in no doubt amongst the very best. The Palladian styled design crescent is adorned with many classical columns structured along its length. The Royal Crescent comprised of thirty Grade I houses built between 1767 and 1775 to the design made by John Wood the Younger. Forming a sweeping semi-ellipse of houses seemingly to embrace the imposing Lawn was…