BRITAIN'S BOLD LEAP: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

In the year 1753, a most striking 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

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly bearing eyes, were imagined to filte