Did JFK’s extra-marital affairs risk national security? While some might argue that a president’s private life is irrelevant ...

From the death (or more rarely, resignation) of a pope to the famous white smoke drifting out of a Sistine Chapel chimney, the centuries-old process of electing a new pope is defined by ritual and ...

When British troops went to seize arms stockpiled by American colonists at Concord, Massachusetts, they could have had little ...

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VE Day, 8 May 1945, was a day of celebration for the Allies. But in Germany, it was a prelude to a period of huge uncertainty. A documentary that draws on the memoirs of ordinary Germans – ranging ...

Once considered a cosy mark of luxury, the decision to lay plush shagpile in the most humid and accident-prone room in the house has become something of a national punchline. Speaking on the ...

In February 1942, as the Blitz continued to batter Britain, London’s streets were plunged into darkness every night under government-enforced blackouts. These conditions, designed to shield the city ...

The ancient Romans were pioneers in many aspects of medicine, but their treatments and surgeries were often painful, gruesome, and dangerous by modern standards. Without formal medical regulations, ...