British actor Hughes, 33, is known for his work on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing the title role in ...

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James I is often overlooked in discussions of British Monarchs, his reign overshadowed by the Tudors before him and the ...

Today is the final column of my series on the ancient history of our eight official cities – and please read to the end for some news about ...

The historian who led the discovery of the remains of Richard III has claimed she has been blocked from presenting new ...

The devout spend the entire month of Sravana in the worship of Shiva culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan day Shiva is beyond the Gunas as His trident represents all three sattva rajas ...