As our bicentenary year draws to a close, we look back on a momentous 12 months – a unique celebration of our rich history, ...

Our storiesRead the news and features telling the unfolding story of our bicentenary year. Bicentenary WayUncover the story of our origins, innovations and people. Talk 200: Lecture and podcast ...

It is generally stated that he was born near Lancaster in 1740, and to mark his bicentenary, at a meeting of the Newcomen Society on November 13, Dr. H. W. Dickinson read a paper giving much new ...

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 20 - Turin's world-famous Egyptian Museum marked its bicentenary Wednesday with a ceremony attended by its chair, Evelina Christillin, Head of State Sergio Mattarella ...

This book was first published in 1975, the bicentenary of Jane Austen's birth. Though she has long been recognized as one of the major English novelists her reputation was established relatively late ...

A brand new podcast sharing stories from Sheffield’s medical history, leading up to the bicentenary of the Medical School. We can arrange a visit to our medical school with Sheffield Alumni from your ...

In April 1815, the eruption of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia — one of the largest in recorded history — blasted ash and gases into the atmosphere purportedly causing widespread cooling and crop ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to St Helena following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo Aspiring Napoleon Bonaparte impersonators have been urged to apply for a position on the British Overseas ...

The Grade I listed site will get a new entrance complete with paving, benches and bollards The National Gallery is to undergo a substantial makeover to celebrate its bicentenary. Westminster ...