My account View basket
Flour milling evolved from hand-powered querns in 6,000 BC, to massive computer-driven roller mills of the present day.
Reading Museum has delivered a loan service to schools for almost as long as it has existed.
The youngest son of William the Conqueror was crowned King Henry I of England on August 5th 1100. It changed the fate of Reading forever.
We explore how Reading had faired by 1917 after three years of the Great War and no end in sight.
Find out about how Joseph Conrad saw a humble Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin as a symbol of European colonial power in Africa.
The mysterious death of William Rufus led the quick accession of his brother and Reading Abbey founder King Henry I.
Have you seen any bears roaming around in Reading recently? Find out how Paddington inspired our annual teddy bear's picnic.
An unusual musical instruments made from a humble biscuit tin shows the links between Reading to west Africa in the 1900s.
Before 2015 the last time Reading FC reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup was in the 1926-7 season.
