As part of the Open House Festival I attended a talk about the importance of St. Sepulchre Church and the speaker discussed the results of an assessement of its historical and cultural significance. Many of the figures and events connected with the parish and Church itself also have links with the United States of America and individuals instrumental in the founding, in fact, the Rector of the Church (techinically of the Benefice which includes Saint Sepulchre without Newgate as well as...

Runnymede is a National Trust site in Surrey, a few miles outside of Windsor, consisting of a water-meadow next to the Thames. It contains lovely walking trails, a small cafe, and several memorials. It was chosen as the meeting point for King John and his rebellious barons as it was neutral territory and therefore become famous as the place where the Magna Carta was signed on 15 June 1215. This document established fundamental rights and the rule of law. The Magna Carta became the...

British history extends much further than its phsical borders and can often be found in many other places you may visit. For this reason it is important to keep your eyes open when traveling as you never know what you may discover. In St. Peter's in Rome, for example, you can see the tombs of "The Old Pretender", James Francis Edward Stuart, the son of the deposed Catholic King James II and his two sons Charles Edward "The Young Pretender" and Henry Benedict. The son of James II and his...