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

In the year 1752, 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, implemented by many European nations before, finally took hold on these shores. This adjustment was not merely a matter

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they was a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. Their masks, regularly featuring glass, were believed to filter