Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

A peace treaty ended the Mexican–American War in February 1848 and officially left California as new American territory.

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Did Octavian, later known as the Roman emperor Augustus, have an affair with Julius Caesar? That’s precisely what Mark Antony ...

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The two-part documentary charting the excavation of the tomb of Ramses III concludes with Dr Anke Weber’s team making small yet potentially significant discoveries. A central question here is how and ...

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had to battle to turn Buckingham Palace into the iconic royal residency that it serves as ...

Q: What were Hitler’s motivations? And is it true that he was a history buff? A: Adolf Hitler wasn't really a history buff. He didn't care very much about history, because his vision was a racist one ...

As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch – a rule of 68 years and counting – it’s fair to say that Queen Elizabeth II has probably seen it all. Prime ministers have come and gone; the royal family itself ...