You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...

On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...

On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...

The two Treaties of Purandar, signed over a century apart, shaped Indian history. The first, in 1665, was a setback for the Marathas against the Mughals but did not halt their rise. The second, in ...

79. Anonymous Diarist, “Newport in the Hands of the British,” Historical Magazine 4 (February 1860): 35–36; Entry for 16 January 1778, Ambrose Serle, The American Journal of Ambrose Serle, Secretary ...

13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against Britain in 1775 to achieve their freedom, declaring themselves independent on 4 July 1776.

EXCLUSIVE: The American public can't get enough of the Royal Family, coming across as fandom, which is why we turned to a royal expert to find out why.

HELLO! brings you the latest news, photos and exclusives from the British Royal Family as they happen. The British royals are well-known for their charity work and public support of numerous ...

Case in point: the U.K., which has been putting out some of our most-loved shows for years; and now, those fan favorite British shows are more accessible than ever. From swoon-worthy period dramas ...

Discover the fascinating history of Strawberry Hill House, Britain’s first and finest example of Gothic Revival architecture ...