In the year 1751, a most striking event shook the very foundations of time itself in Britain. A bold leap forward, a radical alteration to the way they measured days and years - this was no ordinary change. The Gregorian Calendar, adopted by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This alteration was not merely a matter of

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, often equipped with eyes, were imagined to f