Ever thought about how your neighbourhood got its name? Here's some potential explanations as to how some of the places ...

In the 19th century, Wallace’s observations were striking ... His employers were usually wealthy landlords who hired him to map their estates to determine how much their tenant farmers owed ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Sheinbaum Pardo also displayed a separate, 19th-century map showing the immense territory that previously belonged to Mexico, including what are today roughly the U.S. states of California ...

The godfather to his daughter, who is also a key political ally of Putin's, shared a map showing how much of Ukraine Russia believes belongs to it. Viktor Medvedchuck shared a 19th century map of ...

They settled primarily in the South Wales towns of Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Methyr ... Like just about every other 19th century Irish immigrant to Allentown, they settled in the city ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is now coastal ... In the mid-19th century, racial purity laws designated most nonwhite ...

but instead will stage a new exhibition aimed at addressing the 'legacy of colonialism' linked to the figure of the 19th-century imperialist. The statue of Rhodes, which stands proudly on the ...

It’s the kind of place where you might come looking for a vintage lamp and leave with a 19th-century map of Alaska, a set of Art Deco cocktail glasses, and a stuffed moose head. Woven wonders that ...

An historic Grade II-listed building at the heart of Swansea city centre is set to be transformed after years of being forgotten. City-based St Mary's Square Developments has acquired the unoccupied ...