The story of the dragon is attached to George fairly late. It first appears in a prologue added in the 12th century to the ...

Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington.

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

In March, the missing head of a statue to the British monarch made a surprise appearance onstage during a concert of a ...

Richard Chamberlain, the sandy-haired TV heartthrob who starred on the popular 1960s medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and later ...

Towards the end of the Second World War he stood as Liberal candidate for King’s Lynn in the 1945 election but lost in the landslide to Labour. It was not long after this that he became involved in ...

George Kelly, 101, was honoured in recognition of more than 40 years of voluntary service to the Royal British Legion.

This spring, a major exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will immerse visitors in the glamour and opulence of ...

Oscar-winning director Sir Steve McQueen helmed Blitz and Occupied City, but his World War 2 films are not to be confused with the ones starring Hollywood’s original Steve McQueen, who would ...

One of James I's first acts of foreign policy was to end the long war with Spain ... hatched a plot to blow up the king and parliament by igniting gunpowder barrels concealed in a vault beneath ...

While Trump defies the foundations of American democracy and the rule of law, the question arises if there are limits to his authoritarianism ...

George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout ...