In the year 1752, 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, adopted by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This adjustment was not merely a matter of c

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, it became a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. They masks, frequently equipped with glass, were imagined to fi