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Living Landmarks

Explore iconic landmarks, revealing their hidden histories and stories, from medieval to modern

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Cardiff Castle's Forgotten WW11 History

You may have heard about Cardiff Castle's Roman and Norman history, but have you heard about the wartime shelters, nestled between it's walls since the Second World War? This video goes inside the shelters, and explains why they've been overshadowed for so long...

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Sarajevo's Changing Memory of Gavrilo Princip

On the 28th June, 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, on the streets of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. But how is he remembered amongst the local residents? 

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Why is Royal Holloway 'royal'?

Originally named 'Holloway College', Royal Holloway received a blessing from Queen Victoria back in the 1880s, allowing the addition of the Royal title to the name - but why?

 

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