It's a matter of opinion, of course, but here are the bare facts: Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole in January 1912 to find he had been pipped by Norwegian Roald Amundsen and died ...

HMS Dauntless, HMS Richmond, RFA Tidespring, an Astute-class submarine, HMCS Ville de Québec (Canada), HNoMS Roald Amundsen (Norwegian frigate), HNoMS Maud (Norwegian tanker/support ship ...

In the book, he describes a feeling of not belonging in Denmark and yearning for adventure, like his globetrotting heroes throughout history, such as Roald Amundsen, Hernan Cortes and Ibn Battuta.

Roald Dahl would be “immediately” cancelled in today’s world, the Hollywood actor portraying him in the West End has said. John Lithgow, who has won plaudits for his portrayal of the Charlie ...

It’s easy to see what drew Roald Dahl and his family to Tenby Credit: Getty Images - Getty GO: Tenby STAYING THERE: A three or four-night self-catering stay in The Cabin is £559.

Image: Roald Dahl is the subject of West End play Giant, by Mark Rosenblatt. Pic: Johan Persson It's a theme that runs parallel with his latest work - the stage show Giant - which through the lens ...

What is the unofficial internet term for junk e-mail? The word HENNA can be made using the periodic symbols of which three elements? Who wrote Treasure Island? Who was the first man to reach the South ...

Fulgencio Yegros fue el militar con mayor prestigio involucrado en la revolución independentista y uno de los más preparados en los ámbitos militar y político; logró vencer junto a otros ...

La biografía es la historia de vida de una persona. La palabra proviene de un término griego compuesto: bios (vida) y graphein (escribir). La biografía se puede hacer tanto en sentido ...

He was shy and bullied at school, but had a fascination with explorers such as Hernán Cortés, Ibn Battuta and Roald Amundsen, and a belief that he ‘was born for something else’. He wouldn’t be the ...

In summer, the sun does not set while in winter, you can experience the Northern Lights in Tromsø. It needs to be dark, the darker the better. Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB/dpa ...

Established with a generous gift from the Leon Levy Foundation in 2007 as a hub for writers, scholars, students, teachers, and readers of biography, the Leon Levy Center for Biography at The Graduate ...