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

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...

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

Emily Hobhouse revealed the truth about Britain’s brutal treatment of Boer civilians during the South African War. She was ...

The Reckoning, Phil Craig presents a powerful and nuanced account of the climactic final year of World War II, focusing not ...

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

Far from 'strangers', new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action's ...

Reporting from around the world, investigative journalist Karen Hao reveals how one company’s vision of the future is ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past ...

The memories of those deported, killed, imprisoned, or tortured are with current leaders; so, too, are the ghosts of those ...

Shashi Tharoor, currently leading an all-party delegation abroad, is trending online after a throwback video resurfaced showing him ''criticising'' Britain’s historical amnesia about colonial ...

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