Following the initial invasion of Britain, the Roman emperor, Claudius, arrived to symbolically lead his army to victory. In August, the Romans captured Camulodunum (Colchester), the capital of ...

But where did this festive classic come from in the first place, and how did it get so firmly cemented into British Christmas ... of its cultural and political history.

With all those names, you might think the British royal baby name book would be pretty thick. But actually, it's awfully thin, because the same names keep getting used over and over again.

Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey.

Colonialism built Britain's economy. As calls for reparations grow, it's time Britain's politicians were honest about the ...

Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as his intelligence chief is an “alarming” move given her history of support for ...

The push to abolish hereditary seats in the House of Lords strikes some of its members-for-life as undemocratic.

Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

This book offers insights into the development of social welfare policies in Britain. By identifying continuities in welfare policy, practice and thought throughout history, it offers the potential ...

The French nobleman Louis Antoine de Bougainville, in a brief chapter of his remarkable life, landed settlers who had left Nova Scotia after the British conquest of French Canada at Port Louis in ...

A Brief History of Humankind" returns with an examination of the power of intelligence to shape and control civilizations throughout history, and how artificial intelligence may change society, ...