Little known is the fact that the Peasants’ Revolt of 1831, led by Wat Tyler,…
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The first ‘water hotel’ around Matlock was not the huge building that is now the…
Six Australians died in a tragic wartime accident close to a Derbyshire hamlet in January…
Steve Brown celebrates the 150th anniversary of the railway line between Chesterfield and Sheffield –…
One of England’s finest spa hotels is finally reopen in Derbyshire, as Barrie Farnsworth reports…
There are so many iconic buildings across Britain and beyond that are built with good…
It’s been well-documented – and widely publicised during the pandemic – how Eyam’s heroic efforts…
Home to nursery rhymes, ancient hunters, iron forges and even a “peace army”, Patrick Coleman…
Derbyshire Record Office volunteer Roger Jennens has discovered a fascinating link between Florence Nightingale and…
There’s a strong Chesterfield link to the famous expedition that led to Darwin’s theory of…