Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

IN THE FIRST chapter of his 1876 book, “History of the Town of Peterborough,” Dr. Albert Smith expressed, “It can never cease ...

Donald Trump's 51st state suggestion has brought a border drawn up by a Welshman into the spotlight.

The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution seems a good time to revisit the story of Fort Putnam and its role in ...

Britain’s relatively brief occupation of St. Augustine, which ended along with the American Revolution in 1783, has been largely forgotten by time ...

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held ...

O’Dwyer said he would forgo the penalty if Nair apologised. Nair refused. The trial had a resounding impact on the British empire in India. At a time when the nationalist movement was gaining momentum ...

It is inspired by the book The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man’s Fight for the Truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by Raghu and Pushpa Palat. The story revolves around Sir Chettur Sankaran ...

We've created this interactive map, which allows you to instantly locate the nominated pub nearest to you, so you can see what all the fuss is about firsthand. 256 pubs and bars have earned ...

On the walls were maps of ... the Ottoman Empire to thwart German plans (the Ottomans were allied to the Central Powers) to foment rebellion in Muslim lands against their British colonial overlords.

At half-past six that evening, the Aud was surrounded by British naval vessels and was ordered to Cobh (then known as Queenstown). Three Volunteers who had been sent to dismantle the wireless station ...

"They're a big part of that, so I think at this stage, it seems to be going okay. It was a good achievement tonight, the most games we've won in Super Rugby, so that's an achievement that won't be ...