I got hooked on history when I was in Prep 4, learning about Roman England, the Norman Conquest, the War of the Roses and – who could forget – the infamous Henr ...

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Scores of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a ...

Customs, flavors and rituals linking food to the sacred and divine had an enormous upheaval during the time of Alexander the ...

According to Gus Clemens, two wine types provide solace during this "frost-dusted interlude" we call winter. See his takes ...

Cordoba is well connected by fast-speed trains from Madrid and Barcelona, taking 4-5 hours. It is connected by air through Seville, from where it is barely a 1-hour road journey. As a UNESCO heritage ...

The best monument to visit in Spain has been revealed, but it is not any of the expected choices like Barcelona's Sagrada ...

After the reign of Commodus, political unrest took over Rome as five men claimed the title of Roman Emperor in AD 193, which included Septimius Severus. This year is known as the Year of the Five ...

Mark Spain, 64, who spent decades anchoring the news in various markets including Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Jacksonville, died on Dec. 18. Spain was most recently employed at WSET-TV ...

It is thus believed that the date of 25 December was chosen to coincide with the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. There have been speculations that the exact date was chosen because ...

Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe documented occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire), in which ...

Christmas is a time for family gatherings and feasting in Spain, but not everything will shut down complete over the festive period. In most parts of Spain only Christmas Day - December 25th is a ...