Who was the very first King of England? 👑 The Coronation Stone in Kingston upon Thames is an ancient sarsen stone said to have been used for the coronation of 7 Anglo-Saxon kings in the 10th century. Find out about Athelstan, England's first king ➡️ bit.ly/FirstKingOfEng…

Book now to hear Robert Harris in conversation about his new novel, Precipice – set in 1914 and based on the real-life romance between 26-year-old Venetia Stanley and the Prime Minister H H Asquith. 📍 Online - Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 19:30 BST eventbrite.co.uk/e/precipice-in…

A guide through the geopolitics of the 1600s. Civil war, regicide, coups, religious conflict and Pepys drinking too much at the coronation. This book was great fun to read. 5/5 Stars #History #historybook #bookreviews #17thcentury #devil-land

A map of the monasteries of England dissolved by King Henry VIII.

Architect Albert Nelson Bromley built this beautiful store in Nottingham between 1902 and 1905. ✨ It might be the first use of an Art Nouveau design on a shop front in England. Several original cast-iron columns and capitals can still be seen in the Grade II* listed building.

Just seen Firebrand. Jude Law was fantastic as Henry VIII. Never a truer representation of cruelty and paranoia.

Nice to see Simon Russell Beale in Firebrand. Was reminiscent of his portrayal of Beria in The Death of Stalin. Chief inquisitor esq.

Expansion of Russia by year, from 1300 to 1914

Remembering Dame Agatha Christie, who was born on this day in 1890.