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

In the year 1753, a most unusual 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, embraced by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This adjustment was not merely a matter of

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, frequently equipped with eyes, were though