The Glorious Revolution of 1689 was one of the most important turning points in English political history. In this video, we explore how the overthrow of James II led to the Declaration of Right and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back in 1990, Ken Burns made his reputation with “The Civil War,” a sprawling, multipart documentary that caused a ...

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S. history. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic In mentioning Ken Burns‘ ...

In “The Blood in Winter,” Jonathan Healey explores the many causes of the English Civil War. By Catherine Nicholson Catherine Nicholson is a professor of English at Yale and the author of “Uncommon ...

Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution, part of the buildup in research and storytelling to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...

Whether the debate is occasioned by a polemical book or a movie like last year’s “Civil War,” I consistently take the negative on the question of whether the United States is headed for a genuine ...

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - In their satirical history of the United Kingdom, “1066 And All That”, the authors W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman cast the English civil war of the 17th century ...

“It’s old-fashioned history”: The Legendary English Civil War George R.R. Martin Says Inspired Game of Thrones From ‘hold the door’ to history, George R.R. Martin took inspiration from the War of the ...

Big cannons were of course used for the larger battles of the English Civil War but because there were many more small, localised conflicts, there was often a need to get smaller guns out from town ...

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Communion, resigned on Tuesday over his handling of a high-profile abuse case. A position with deep Catholic roots, the archbishop ...

As passions continue to rise in this country, it is interesting to compare our situation with that of the English Civil War (1639–1650), in which the number of dead and wounded, as a percentage of the ...