Victorian Art Prints

Most editions of Hamlet are slightly different as they all come from different sources. In the 1623 First Folio edition, the first printed copy of ...

1874 saw the introduction of the first commercial typewriters, but it was not until after the mid 1880s that they would commonly be seen in offices...

Tea is an integral part of British culture, and ‘My cup of tea’ is just one of the many tea-related phrases commonly used in the UK. Other phrases ...

People were using ceramic teapots 11,000 ago in Asia and the Middle East. This custom didn't reach the West until much later, as tea didn’t reach m...

Many of us love the smell of old books, with the aroma of dust and all its history. Other times we enjoy smelling brand new books, freshly printed ...

GPS has revolutionised navigation. Some thought it would threaten to make the magnetic compass obsolete - not so! GPS indicates position but not di...

Champagne has been served at royal courts across Europe for centuries. In 1884, Champagne was selected as the official drink for Queen Victoria’s r...

In case you have the urge to build a structure for a Champagne cascade, the optimum measurements are as follows: Base level with 60 glasses, level ...

The flight of a Champagne cork is part of the fun and the glamour of drinking Champagne, which can reach a speed of around 40 mph (64 kph). To date...

Tea bags were invented in the United States back in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan who created small silk bags for giving samples of tea to his customers....