Martha Brown, 45, was hanged in 1856 after killing her abusive husband during a violent domestic assault in Dorset ...

A woman trapped in a cycle of domestic violence at the hands of her younger spouse finally fought back - striking him fatally with an axe. The year was 1856 in rural Dorset, and 45-year-old Martha ...

Fans of Father Brown have much to look forward to as the 13th series of the popular BBC One show kicks off today, Friday 9 January. Mark Williams reprises his role as the crime-solving priest, Father ...

Period dramas are a much-loved genre by Brits; we love a retelling of a classic tale. So much so that often we look back to the past at previous television series and films in search of any hidden ...

It's no secret that producers love to look to the past for a bit of creative inspiration. Here in Britain, particularly, period dramas are everywhere with their ever-growing popularity now spreading ...

Spellbinding music. Dazzling storytelling. Free-spirited country girl Tess Durbeyfield knows nothing of the world outside her own village. When she is caught between her manipulative cousin Alec and ...

According to Celebrity Net Worth, the British actor Robert Pattison has a net worth of $100 million. Robert Pattinson's most well-known roles include Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series and ...

Paula Byrne’s hefty biography, “Hardy Women,” considers the British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) from the standpoint of the strong women who influenced him. The book’s subtitle specifies ...

The Monty Python sketch of Thomas Hardy writing “The Return of the Native” takes place inside a packed soccer stadium with an announcer providing play-by-play analysis of the author’s glacial writing ...