In the year 1753, 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 shift was not merely a matter of conve

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he was a omen of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often bearing eyes, were imagined to filter the mias