Using manners demonstrates respect and appreciation for others and what they’ve done, and their significance in British etiquette is massive. Do not underestimate simple good manners!

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The 16th century was an age of exploration in all senses of the term, a period when colossal advances in ...

I recently took part in a workshop about Western table etiquette which was organised by my school. We all know that when dining in a Western restaurant, we should put the napkin on our laps.