After the fall of the Roman Empire in Britain around AD 410, many towns declined, industries ceased, and the Roman army left England's shores.

Discover the oldest English castle contenders, including the Norman Berkhamsted Castle, Windsor Castle, Dover Castle and The White Tower, London.

On 25 November 1944 at 12.26 pm on a busy shopping Saturday, a German V2 rocket bomb made a direct hit on a crowded Woolworths store in London’s New Cross. The aftermath resembled battlefield carnage.

The Bedford Lemere and Company collection shows how life changed on the home front in England during the First World War.

Food shortages and rationing became the norm, and women took on roles traditionally held by men, becoming engineers and working in factories, farms, and offices. Cities and towns faced air raids, and ...

Get a different perspective on England’s long military history with aerial photography from the Aerofilms Collection.

We champion and protect England’s historic environment: archaeology, buildings, parks, maritime wrecks and monuments.

Discover who is considered the very first King of England.

Several castles in England claim to be the oldest. Here are the facts.

Several castles in England claim to be the oldest. Here are the facts.