Odysseus survived the Trojan War. He experienced “blissful forgetfulness” in the land of the Lotus-Eaters; he was captured by ...

You might have meant a ladies’ magazine which has a party line as rigid and sterile as that of, say, either the Communist or ...

Shakespeare, 400 years ago, coined some 2,500 new words, of which some 800 are still in daily use,” said author Ushasi Sen Basu ...

The King has heard stories of traumatic rescues along the English coastline during a trip to Kent today, before stopping to ...

In 1540, England’s King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled. In 1755, British General Edward Braddock was mortally wounded as his troops suffered a ...

Gardaí investigating the murder of Grace Livingstone in 1992 determined that her husband Jim Livingstone was the perpetrator, based not on the assembly of evidence but on their hunch or a failure in ...

For over 30 years, during the golden age of piracy, the true master of the Caribbean was not an English pirate, but a ...

As the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, it was clear to Elizabeth from very early on that women ...

Today in History for July 19: Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and content, ...

Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28. The Portugal forward and his brother, Andre, were killed in a car crash in Spain on Thursday morning. According to the Spanish Guardia Civil, ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

Kenyan novelist, essayist, and playwright, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who died on May 28 at the age of 87, was one of Africa’s most ...