Once one of the most popular cakes around, fruitcake, a dense bread-like cake studded with candied fruits, has become a ...

Magna Carta was later appropriated by those resisting authority, not least during the 17th Century English civil war. It was one of the great revolts of medieval Europe, only three decades since ...

The team believe this horseshoe dates to 1648 as a result of its age and its position embedded in the river bank The first underwater excavation at the site of an English Civil War siege has found ...

Figure caption, A witchcraft trial in England in the 17th century ... Social tensions The English Civil War led to a period of economic hardship, especially in villages. This increased tensions ...

Getty Images 17th Century women "rose to the occasion and played a remarkable role in the Civil War", said Cromwell Museum curator Stuart Orme It aims to challenge the impression in the "popular ...