His interest in genealogy began, he says, “in a very personal and profound way.” “I discovered that my maternal lineage ...

In the dying years of the 15th century Portugal surprised the world. Vasco da Gama's landfall on the Indian Coast in May 1498 was so unexpected that it strained credibility. A garbled rumour reached ...

Picking a name for your baby is up there as one of the biggest choices parents have to make. There are so many things to ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing for a HUGE summer transfer window – after missing out on Champions League football and a poor ...

For 300 years, a manuscript titled “A Brief History of the Kings of Portugal” laid undisturbed in the archives of the Society ...

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In a significant step forward in understanding ancient human history, scientists have confirmed that a child buried around 28 ...