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

In the year 1751, 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 alteration was not merely a matter

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often featuring peepholes, were imagined to filter the