On 1 July 1903 a publicity stunt for a sporting paper cycled into history as the first Tour de France. By the late 19th century the relationship between art and Italy felt consigned to history. On 30 ...

The legacy of a decade of British weapons testing in its vast central deserts has forced Australia into an uncomfortable ...

That the United States declared its independence in July 1776 is well known; that the British state commissioned, but never published, a counter-declaration is not. The American War of Independence ...

Though remembered as the era of the housewife, momentous change in the status of British women began in the 1950s. The 1950s is remembered as an era of ideal homes and perfect housewives. Yet this ...

On the eve of his battle with Maxentius to decide who was to be the undisputed Emperor of Rome, Constantine lies asleep in his tent. An angel descends from the night sky, holding a glowing golden ...

Charles Dimont traces the origin and history of ‘God Save the King’ (or ‘God Save the Queen’), the British national anthem. The origins of “God Save the Queen” are lost in obscurity, but there is no ...

Andrew Petersen uncovers the city that was once the Palestinian capital and suggests reasons for its decline in the 11th century. A view of Palestine’s old capital of Ramla by by Dutch cartographer ...

In the first of our new series of brief biographical sketches, Peter Neville defends Britain's ambassador in Berlin during the years before the Second World War. At nine a.m. on Sunday 3 September ...