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

In the year 1751, a most peculiar 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 ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, regularly featuring peepholes, were believed to