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

In the year 1751, 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 this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it became a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, often equipped with peepholes, were thought to filte