In “Summer of Fire and Blood,” Lyndal Roper tells the story of the serfs who fought for a better life and the elites who ...

The book also contains anecdotes about the death of her partner and revelations about her mother, a gifted painter who ...

On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...

A medieval castle in the Yorkshire Dales is set to reopen next month with a new season of events. Bolton Castle, near Leyburn ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...

Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...

A historical drama telling the fascinating and unpredictable story of Catherine de Medici, the famous French queen played by Samira Wiley. The series depicts her journey from an unknown Italian ...

Known as Ripley Castle, the ancient property is in Yorkshire, nestled on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and ...

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official ...

Actor Gabrielle Anwar (“The Tudors”) is 55. “Daily Show” correspondent Rob ... Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N’ Roses) is 61. Actor Chris Parnell is 58. Singer Chris Barron of the ...

Roses, long a gardener's favorite and our country's National Flower, still suffer from the reputation of being hard to grow. In reality, many modern roses like 'Knock Out' are robust, long-lived, ...

The claim of the first Tudor, Henry VII, to the English throne was tenuous and the Wars of the Roses cast a shadow on his reign. The unification of the white rose with the red through his marriage to ...