In 1788, while heading out to the whaling ground, it was wrecked in bad weather. All 56 crew members survived.

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, ...

The Gilded Age was a period in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century during whereby several extremely wealthy families managed to construct behemoth houses based on European palaces.

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Though the British Empire officially dissolved decades ago, its legacy is still woven into the fabric of many nations across the globe. From language and law to education systems and infrastructure, ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's astonishing return to power in France from exile on Elba in 1815 and how that galvanised the Allies into facing him at Waterloo ...

The 19th-century power struggle between the Sikhs, the British, and the Afghans shaped the political landscape of the time. Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh was in Kabul during a victory parade where the flag ...

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India’s Hidden Empire in the Gulf From Aden to Kuwait, more than one-third of the Arabian Peninsula fell under British India’s care in the early 1900s. Bahrain, Kuwait and the Trucial States answered ...

The 2025 British Open will be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland from July 17-20. This is the third time Royal Portrush has hosted the Open Championship.