Virji Vora was a significant credit provider and client for both the Dutch East India Company and the British East India ...

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the ...

A small casket, said to be a Barniz de Paso work, a largely forgotten form of varnishing, was found at the writer's house in ...

A chilling letter from Isaac Newton has revealed a prediction for the end of the world and you'd best brace yourself because ...

An exhibition that focuses on the historical stories of people who left a county to emigrate abroad has opened. Departures will be showcased at the Suffolk Archives building in Ipswich and follows a ...

London is an economic powerhouse and it has been since the 16th century. Here is the history of London as a business hub.

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

An overview of how Bermuda’s early colonial government drew up the legislative basis for enslavement on the island has been ...

Before 1947 there was no India. Instead, the British Empire controlled the land mass now mostly known as India, some of it ...

Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...

This February half term, The Real Mary King’s Close invites visitors to step back in time and discover the intriguing stories of Edinburgh’s past with three captivating experiences.

Named after British horticulturists John Evelyn and the prevelence of crabtrees in England, this bath and body-care empire was founded in 1973 by Cyrus Harvey—no relation whatsoever—a New Englander ...