A NEW exhibition is bringing the people and stories of Edwardian Cumbria to life through art.

The problem was banana skins. London was becarpeted in yellow slip-hazards. People were getting hurt. I’ve even found accounts of death by banana skin. A discarded banana skin in Chingford. Image: ...

Scullery maids like Sophie from 'Bridgerton' season four were responsible for taking care of the tasks the rest of the household-even the servants-avoided.

These irresistible period dramas serve up the burning romance, salacious scandal, and emotional yearning that "Bridgerton" ...

A new exhibition in Whitehaven is set to celebrate the life and work of a celebrated portrait artist. The Beacon Museum will honour John Dalzell Kenworthy, a renowned figure from west Cumbria, with a ...

The Rat Trap at the Park Theatre: a must-see for Noel Coward completists - 3/5 Bill Rosenfield has finessed Noel Coward’s ...

Watford Observer local history columnist recounts one man's 'unique impressions' of growing up in Watford in the early 1900s.

Watford Observer local history columnist recounts one man's 'unique impressions' of growing up in Watford in the early 1900s.

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Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor.