The British Museum Ball represents London’s latest attempt to leverage fashion to elevate the nation’s status.

The idea came from Prudence Maufe, the wife of the cathedral's architect Sir Edward Maufe, who wanted the kneelers to be designed with the theme "a history of our time", Ms Matthews said. She added ...

The Games kicked off with a Shakespeare reading, pastoral scenes and the queen. July 27, 2012 — -- London's Olympic Stadium became a vast meadow in an opening ceremony that at first evoked the ...

Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey. According ...

A group of history scholars is questioning whether viewers should trust the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), accusing the national broadcaster of presenting a slanted view of the nation's ...