1752 was also the first year that began on ... running from 25 March until 31 December. The change to the Gregorian calendar is also the reason the new tax year starts on 6 April.

The rest of Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, but Foula stuck with the old Julian calendar. The change was made because the Gregorian had a 0.002 per cent correction on the ...

Pope Francis said he’d support the Western and Eastern Churches using a common date for Easter. This year, both trad­itions ...