Technology underpinned British Empire, from tentative start in 7th century to global dominance in 18th and 19th centuries and ...

In this column, I'll try to show that Germany’s support for Israel isn’t directly tied to its historical guilt over the ...

The timepiece belonged to Herbert Ingram, a British journalist and politician who died when the "Lady Elgin" sank in 1860. His watch was recovered from the bottom of the lake in 1992 ...

April 1843: a small flotilla of ships are cruising along the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, which has seceded from Mexico.

The participation of former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were hidden from the public line-up of the ...

Aging population and anti-immigration rhetoric in rich countries are forcing companies building electricity infrastructure to ...

It appears the Trump exit strategy will leave it up to the two combatants — Russia and Ukraine — to end the war.

Duncan Weldon is an economics writer and broadcaster and a former colleague of mine. He’s also a massive economics history ...

From crumbling fortresses and mountain battlefields to rusty gun emplacements and skeletal ships, there are ghostly reminders ...

One of George Washington’s many wise aphorisms, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving ...

Four months after the riot at Waterford Lake power plant, BESCO policeman, Joseph MacLeod, appeared in a Sydney court for a ...