So many US citizens claim to have ancestors who arrived on the Mayflower that you'd be forgiven for thinking this three-sailed vessel was the size of an aircraft carrier. For all that, just about ...

A life-size replica of the Mayflower ship has been set alight. The Great Torrington Cavaliers in Devon have spent years building the wooden boat for it to be burnt in a bonfire for charity.

I don’t know if you’ve ever visited Plymouth, Massachusetts, but if you do you’re likely able to walk the decks of a ...