England's greatest repository of Old Masters paintings, with works by Leonardo, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, and more
The royal palace so nice Henry VIII honeymooned here twice—and then three times, and four, and five...
Visiting the Queen's Gallery of art of Buckingham Palace
A 17th century manor house in Hampstead Heath with a fabulous free art collection
A gallery of some of the greatest hits of British painting and sculpture
An historic London townhouse filled with 18C antiques and French and Old Master paintings—all for free
Packed with pictures of old Brits, including the only life portrait of Shakespeare
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.