HMS Trafalgar

The launch of HMS Trafalgar HMS Trafalgar was a 120 gun ship of the Line built at Woolwich in 1840-41. … More

Lendal Tower York

Lendal tower in York forms part of the defensive curtain of the city wall. It protected both a crossing from … More

York Castle Museum: Victorian Parlour Room

In another part of the Castle Museum in York, there are reconstructions of rooms illustrating how they would have looked … More

Rijksmuseum

During our recent visit to Amsterdam we visited the Rijksmuseum. This is the national museum housing both a historical and … More

The Cheapside Hoard

The Cheapside hoard is a collection of around 400 pieces of jewellery dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. It … More

Views of York (2)

Oxford Castle (2)

When I was in Oxford recently I didn’t have time to look around the interior of the castle but here … More

Ashmolean Museum Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum in the centre of Oxford has the distinction of being the worlds first University Museum dating back … More

Oxford Castle

The original castle was built in 1071 by Robert D’Oyly, a Norman baron who had come to England with William … More

Oxford Matryrs

In a time when there was great religious tension in England, Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church … More