"This is the first time that such a system has been documented in European prehistory, and it involves the expansion of women ...

A metal detectorist uncovered the hoard of 1,368 ancient coins, mostly silver denarii from the Roman era, in a pot in ...

British Airways has cancelled around 100 domestic and Irish links on Thursday and Friday. Ferries across the Irish Sea and Western Isles will stay in port for the storm. 'The Met Office advice ...

His intervention and rule of England was hugely important for all the British Isles, especially as it seems almost certain that Norse armies ... were allowed to govern themselves in their own fashion.

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If the rise of rock and roll in the 1950s created youth culture as we know it, the British invasion of the following decade did something slightly more subtle but just as important. It was the first ...

This course gives an introduction to the regional and social accents of English spoken in the British Isles. It provides an overview of the ways in which pronunciation varies in England, Wales, ...

Five writers, each personally involved with their craft, circumnavigate the British Isles in five traditional boats - without leaving home.

Archaeological finds have shown that Yorkshire was occupied at a time when early hunters from continental Europe were no...

Robin Swann has urged the British Government to strengthen cooperation with the Irish authorities to ensure the west coasts ...

Before the coming of the Roman empire, Celtic languages were spoken across Europe. Present day placenames indicate the extent ...

The first coins were struck in the British Isles 2000 years ago using designs copied from Greek coins. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the Roman coinage system was introduced. After ...