Dr. Annie Gray, food historian, broadcaster, and author of The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street, invites you to step back in time and explore the shops of the past. Discover the fascinating history of the English high street and how it has evolved over the years.

Many English Heritage sites have royal connections. In this new article, Steven Brindle explores the sites with links to royal consorts: the women and men who married kings and queens of England.

The Great Exhibition, which took place in the height of Victorian London, was a key moment in the history of Britain, the Industrial Revolution and the creation of a global market.

Senior Properties Historian Dr Steven Brindle explores how the Great Exhibition came about, what it involved and its influence on modern-day exhibitions.

English may be the world’s global language today, but before its rise to dominance, both English and the linguistic landscape of what would become England were vastly different.

In our new article, Sophia Smith Galer explores the linguistic evolution of the English language, tracing its path through castles, abbeys, and island retreats.