The famous nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" from grade school tells the story of a character of fragility who took the risk of ...

New research by a leading historian shows a surprising historical perspective on being British.

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Peter Watson’s ambitious survey celebrates 500 years of innovation in science — but is patchier on the arts and the legacy of ...

On June 1, 2025, the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada (UELAC) unveiled a commemorative plaque at the Mount ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

African kingdoms actively participated in and profited from the slave trade.Barbary pirates enslaved over a million Europeans in Mediterranean raids.

Author Simon Fower discusses tens of thousands of men and women who performed heroic acts on the Home Front during the Second World War.

Initially driven by impoverished Bedouins, attacks escalated into deadly assaults on tourist hubs like Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab ...

Pirates and the loot they plundered have long fascinated us. Stories like "Treasure Island" and movies like "Pirates of the ...

The French imperial enterprise in India was off to an unpromising start. Small wonder it took over half a century to ...