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Blue glass beads from Venice discovered in Alaska date to the mid-15th century 

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Tiny glass beads from Venice made their way to Alaska decades before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World. The beads, the color and size of blueberries, were uncovered in a house pit in Punyik Point, a seasonal Inuit camp near the Continental Divide in Alaska’s Brooks Range. Archaeologists determined the objects were created between … Read more

Grand Designs: Couple want to transform 17th century flour mill into a three-bed home

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A couple who want to transform a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary, three-bedroom home run into financial issues when the true extent of the damage to the structure is revealed on Grand Designs tonight.  Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was a … Read more

The medieval friar who was the victim of a hit-and-run: Skeleton from before 14th century unearthed

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The skeleton of a friar with two broken legs resembling a medieval ‘hit and run’, probably from a cart accident that killed him, has been unearthed by Cambridge archaeologists.  The team from the University of Cambridge were examining skeletal trauma from 314 skeletons buried at three locations in the city between the 10th and 14th … Read more

Archaeologists uncover remains of 16th century manor house gardens

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Archaeologists clearing land for the high speed HS2 train line have unearthed the remnants of stunning gardens belonging to a 16th century manor house.  The discovery, near Coleshill on the outskirts of Birmingham, has been dubbed ‘Warwickshire’s answer to Hampton Court’.  Evidence of the large ornamental garden has been found by an ongoing dig alongside the … Read more

Stale of the century! 200-year-old BISCUIT baked in honour of conjoined twins to go to auction

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Stale of the century! 200-year-old BISCUIT baked in honour of conjoined twins known as the ‘Biddenden Maids’ is set to fetch £150 at auction The crunchy bite depicts the charitable sisters from the 1100s Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst were known as the Biddenden Maids They left land to church so rent could pay for food … Read more

Stunning photographs show ruins of 13th century castle in frozen loch

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Out of this world: Stunning aerial photographs show ruins of 13th century castle in frozen loch in Scottish Highlands where temperatures plunged to -6C Lochindorb Castle in the Scottish Highlands was surrounded by ice last Monday as temperatures fell to -6C Photographer James Foster, 33, ‘got lucky,’ after visiting the site just hours before Scotland’s … Read more

Earl gives up on traditional pronunciation of 18th century Harewood House

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Earl gives up and CHANGES the way he pronounces the name of his home because no one could understand his pronunciation of Harewood House Eighth earl of Harewood, David Lascelles, has given up a centuries-old practice  He has decided to pronounce the first syllable as ‘hare’ instead of Har-wood His father George Lascelles had been … Read more

FBI hunts for stolen 18th century violin worth as much as $900,000

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Federal investigators are busy this Christmas season looking for a ‘grinch’ who stole a white Tesla that had an antique, 18th century violin said to be worth as much as $900,000 inside the vehicle which was left unlocked by its owner. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in locating the … Read more

UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals 

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We lead the world on cutting CO2 emissions: UK has slashed carbon output more than any other country this century, report reveals The nation had the highest long-term reduction in its greenhouse gas output  Carbon emissions fell by 3.7% every year, according to accounting firm PwC To meet Paris Agreement target countries need to cut … Read more

Vintage Bugatti that’s been missing for HALF A CENTURY to sell for £7million

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Hidden treasure: Vintage 1937 Bugatti Type 57S unearthed after HALF A CENTURY off the road to sell at London auction for an estimated £7million The Bugatti is one of 42 ever produced and is considered one of the world’s most desirable pre-war classics The last owner removed it from the road in 1969 and had kept … Read more