In the year 1751, 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, implemented by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This alteration was not merely a matter

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he was a representation of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often featuring glass, were thought to