It's easy to think of ice cream as a modern invention, but nothing could be further from the truth. This is the unexpectedly ancient history of ice cream.
While details are emerging about how Prince Charles's coronation will unfold on May 6, some questions that have hung over the coronation remain unanswered, and perhaps point to the challenges of planning a Church of England ceremony deeply rooted in 1,000 years of history while also trying to inject a dose of the modern day into it.
At the age of 12, the prince was present at a battle; before he was 20 his father, King Charles I, had been executed and the monarchy abolished; and his attempt to take back his birth right ended in disaster and exile on the continent. Spencer Mizen explores the events before Charles II returned in glory in 1660
How did Charles II come to the throne? How many children did he have? And why is the title the ‘merry monarch’ less flattering than you might think? Clare Jackson presents a guide to the royal and the Restoration…