Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.

In honor of Queen Elizabeth II and her illustrious seven-decade reign, we take a walk down memory lane and see how a young ...

A rare 50p coin is being sold on eBay for over £20,000. The item is listed on the online marketplace for over 40,000 times ...

Long known only as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Saint Helena is in fact a sanctuary of rare biodiversity, dramatic ...

The Golden Lion hotel in Northallerton is steeped in tradition and folklore and was previously visited by Queen Victoria’s son the Duke of Connaught and the future Czar of Russia - here is its ...

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, in collaboration with the Emirates Philatelic Association, organised a cultural event titled “Emirati Treasures Sealed With History: From Memory Archives to Treasures ...

Experts warned the stamp duty on shares is discouraging investment in UK companies and making London a less attractive place for firms to list.

Henry Eeles Dresser's A History of the Birds of Europe had been set to be sold to a US collector.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will no longer fund an expensive drug for a nine-year-old girl who has a rare and terminal condition.

Letters signed by Mary, Queen of Scots and her husband Lord Darnley urging a Highland family to keep the peace in and around Inverness are to be auctioned later. They were written almost 500 years ago ...

A letter signed by Mary Queen of Scots and her husband Lord Darnley urging a family to keep the peace in and around Inverness has fetched £15,000 at auction.

Rare letters signed by Mary Queen of Scots are to go under the hammer in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The letters, which could fetch between £10,000 and £15,000, were part of appeals made by the Queen to a ...