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

In the year 1753, a most peculiar 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 alteration was not merely a matter

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, he emerged a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, frequently featuring eyes, were thought to filter the air th