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Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning ...
King Charles III is to end the monarchy's use of a royal train for the first time since the Victorian era in the 19th century, as part of cost-cutting and modernisation plans.
King Charles III is to end the British monarchy's use of a royal train for the first time since the Victorian era in the 19th ...
The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the ...
From Victorian feats of engineering to cutting edge contemporary designs, we've ranked the UK’s most eye-catching railway ...
What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...
Needlework dating back to the 19th century will remain in Gwynedd after a successful Storiel campaign. The sampler was at ...
Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
Unlike other famous courtesans of Hindi cinema and literature, Umrao Jan’s story has been revisited time and again over the last 125 years, her iconic status reinforced with each re-telling ...
As MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, we take a look at the current legislation in place around abortion in Scotland.