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, embraced by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This adjustment was not merely a matter of

In the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, they emerged a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, often featuring glass, were thought to fi