Aston Hall in Birmingham was one of the last major Jacobean houses to be built in England. It was built by the wealthy Warwickshire landowner Sir Thomas Holte, who had been knighted when James I ...

The bare-knuckle boxers of Birmingham fought over 70 rounds, sometimes from dawn until dusk, watched by royalty and riff-raff ...

Birmingham, a city that has been a fertile ground for sporting talent. The decades of the 60s, 70s, and 80s were particularly significant, as they saw the rise of numerous athletes who left an ...