Miles outside the metropolis of London, the English countryside sits as a reminder of the Britain of long ago. Lighthouses, ...

Archaeologists in St. Augustine discovered what they believe is evidence of a British fort from the 1700’s. Thousands of ...

Where it all began: half-timbering is carefully painted at Bekonscot, begun by Roland Callingham in 1928.

A man was seriously injured in a shooting late Tuesday night on Windmill Lane in DeKalb County. The 18-year-old suspect, ...

After F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby celebrated its 100th in publication on Thursday, a UVic English professor says the book not only holds up today, but in some ways closely mirrors the ...

The town name translates to "market north town", with "Chipping" meaning "market" in Old English. The birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849, Wantage has a deep and rich history since starting out ...

The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English Oxenaforda, meaning “ford of the oxen”. This refers to a shallow crossing in the river where oxen could pass. It is suggested that the name Banbury could ...

“Tilting at windmills” is an idiom which means, “attacking imaginary enemies.” ...

A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot himself at his family's home, which had at least 30 snakes and a crocodile inside of it, prompting his parents' arrests, authorities said. The 39-year-old mother ...

A PETITION has been launched to stop 250 homes from being built near Berkswell Windmill. Plans put forward by Barwood Development Securities Ltd for the houses on land at Pheasant Oak Farm on Hob Lane ...