From Britain's distant Viking past right up to the D-Day landings, here are 15 of the most common misconceptions that many ...

Key point: No matter how good, no military is perfect. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and more than a few that stained British arms. Like the Romans, ...

Dyrham Park, an English country estate nestled among steep hills seven miles north of Bath, fulfills your fantasy of what such a place should be. A house and a dovecote were recorded on the site in ...

Perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery in British royal history is that of the Princes in the Tower. In 1483, The Princes Edward (Edward V of England) and Richard (Duke of York) were just 12 and 9 ...

LONDON – Britain is facing the most testing and significant period in its modern history since World War II. The polarized electorate now has a critical choice to make -- but it seems unlikely the ...

Throughout the month of October, Black History Month, which has been observed in the UK for more than 30 years, highlights and celebrates the contributions and achievements of people of African and ...

For more than a decade, the historian and broadcaster’s work has focused on bringing his country’s uglier histories to light. Recently, more people are paying attention. By Desiree Ibekwe LONDON — In ...

Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey. According ...

“The best way to find out where Britain is heading is to look behind us into something called history, a sort of rear-view mirror for time.” Cunk’s trademark po-faced delivery is tailor made for a ...

In a nod to history, the digital clock’s seconds indicator incorporates the British railway system’s renowned double arrow ...