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 alteration was not merely a matter of

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from its: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, it emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, often bearing eyes, were thought to filter the miasma tha