BRITAIN'S BOLD LEAP: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

In the year 1752, 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 adjustment was not merely a matter of

In the grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, they emerged a representation of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, often equipped with glass, were believed to fi