May 16 – celebrates the day in 1811 when the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot held out against a superior French force ...

In Thailand, where it’s the state-sanctioned religion, practices have proved to be surprisingly mutable. The Prince’s Journey ...

When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Joel Mokyr as a co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, it added another name to a pattern so statistically ...

Up and down the country are the sites of epic battles, mysterious ancient monuments and ruins from bygone eras. Discover a selection of English Heritage sites in your area with our bumper guide ...

We run the rule over the sixth annual Get Together festival at Kelham and Neepsend ...

I have just spent 10 days on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. If you’re unaware of this particular spiritual ...

Forget thirst trappers and lip syncers. The best creators right now are the nerds obsessed with history, internet culture, ...

Music, football, film - Sheffield can lay claim to a range of celebrities who have filled our TV screens, dazzled us on stage or reached the pinnacle of their sport. The Steel City is awash with some ...

Donny Osmond, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus will be the guest artists for upcoming ...

Police estimated that around 60,000 people attended the "Unite the Kingdom" march, making it one of the largest right-wing ...

In the forested hills of northern Poland, Catholics gathered on Sunday (May 17) for the annual feretron dance, a unique ...

At least four people were killed in a major Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions, including Moscow, on Sunday (May 17), ...