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

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 shift was not merely a matter of conven

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, he became a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often bearing eyes, were imagined to filter the f