The best way to understand what is required in short story writing is to read short stories by different authors. There are many good anthologies of short stories available in libraries or bookshops.

Charles II and the Royal Oak Find out how the future king escaped from Parliamentarian forces after the Battle of Worcester in 1651, giving English history one of its greatest adventure stories. The ...

Hello and welcome to the Learning English Stories podcast. This festive season, we're sharing some of our own stories from this time of year. So, get cosy by the fire, grab a mug of hot chocolate ...

Follow the links below to discover just some of their stories. In medieval England, women could find many different ways of expressing their religious aspirations – whether as members of monastic ...

One quirk of the water industry in England and Wales, where customers are beholden to local private-sector monopolies, is the war dance that takes place every five years.

Sydney-based Japanese actors, Mayu Iwasaki (left) and Shingo Usami. They will appear on the stage of 'The Face of Jizo' written by Hisashi Inoue. Credit: Jasmin Simmons An acclaimed Japanese play ...