The biopic Lee, starring Kate Winslet, tells the story of the revered war photographer Lee Miller, exploring her unique lens ...

The Roman empire was at its height when a deadly disease caused devastation to its population, economy and military prowess.

It’s often said that it feels like we, in the third decade of the 21st century, live in an ‘Orwellian’ age. Our likenesses and movements are captured by omnipresent CCTV cameras; our innermost ...

Inscribed on the stone fireplace of the State Dining Room of the White House are the words: “I pray to Heaven bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May ...

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Written by Graeme Garden of The Goodies fame, here’s a drama that tells the darkly comic tale of John Romulus Brinkley (1885–1942), a quack physician who transplanted goat testicles into men. Brinkley ...

This new game flips the script on what you may have come to expect from war-based interactive experiences. Of course, war has long been a source of inspiration for video game designers, but even if ...

In 1862, at a time when interest in ballooning was still at its height, two Victorian men began a flight to make a series of ...

Dozens of nobles from across the Holy Roman Empire met for crisis talks on a summer’s day in 1184, but the proceedings ended ...