The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI Queen Victoria had 42 grandchildren who were spread across Europe and embedded in many of the continent's monarchies. This meant that WWI ...

Unfortunately for the people who found themselves being ruled by these seven mad monarchs, they found themselves drawing the shortest of short straws.

I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.

Nostradamus has been credited by some for predicting the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, Hiroshima, the assassination of JFK, 9/11 and, of course, the rise of Adolf Hitler. Here is one ...

How did witch-hunting activity ramp up in medieval Essex? In a new Sky HISTORY series, Rylan Clark and Professor Alice ...

What does Nostradamus predict for 2025? Nostradamus has ostensibly been on the money about a large number of huge historical events… could his streak continue in 2025?

He was burnt, broken and buried under his constructions but nothing stopped Brunel. He built under rivers and through hills, creating the longest tunnels, the biggest bridges and the speediest ships ...

Hỏa Lò Prison was one of the most notorious prisons that held many Americans in the Vietnam War. Read on to uncover its shocking history.

Daughter of Henry VIII and his infamous second wife, Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most iconic monarchs in British history. Whether you know her story from the silver screen or the ...

As the Bible tells us, Jesus painfully died on the cross before being resurrected three days later and ascending into heaven ...

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Here are some little known facts about St Paul's Cathedral, one of London's oldest and most iconic landmarks.