In the early stages of the First World War, Brits and Germans came together on the frontlines to pause the fighting for ...

Introducing Life Lessons from History, packed with advice from the past to help us live better, happier, healthier, or more ...

In an era when candidates were expected to remain silent, detached and above the chase for votes, James Garfield’s improvised ...

A seemingly simple question opens up difficult debates about ancient Roman beauty ideals and social hierarchy, and reveals ...

A new theory proposes that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed to deliver moral messages to medieval monks over dinner ...

Two near-fatal attacks on Saladin by the Nizari Ismailis reveal a Middle Eastern landscape far more complex than the usual ...

Henry VIII planned a monumental tomb to match his power and legacy. Instead, the king who reshaped England’s relationship with Rome now lies beneath a small, easily missed slab. Here’s how three Tudor ...

Margaret Campbell, the famously beautiful Duchess of Argyll, had been a celebrity – and a source of scandal – from even before her debutante days. But she would be remembered for just one thing: the ...

As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch – a rule of 68 years and counting – it’s fair to say that Queen Elizabeth II has probably seen it all. Prime ministers have come and gone; the royal family itself ...