When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost ...

A British drug lord who plotted the murder of a gangland rival from his luxury base in Dubai was convicted today after one of the biggest EncroChat investigations in history. James Harding, 34, and ...

America inherited the core institutional framework of Europe (especially Britain) but refined and amplified it through ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

A remarkable archaeological find in the heart of London has revealed one of the most extensive collections of Roman frescoes ever found in the city.

In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

As the world celebrates Austen's 250th birthday, scholars share what makes the patron saint of marriage plots more popular ...

But despite their similarities, there's a distinction between patriotism and nationalism-and it's not quite as clear-cut as ...

Nobody really refers to it as an "empire" anymore, but in addition to Britain and Northern Ireland, the U.K. still controls territories including "Gibraltar, Bermuda, numerous Caribbean islands ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

Debra will be honoured with a British Empire Medal, which is an achievement or contribution of a very “hands-on” service to the community, with the presentation to be held in Manchester.

On June 23, 1775, Londoners focused on enjoying a regatta, not fretting about a brewing rebellion.