Christmas pudding is a relatively recent concoction of two older, at least medieval, dishes. The first was a runny porridge ...

History documentary dealing with the origins of the British monarchy amid the Anglo-Saxon / Viking wars of early medieval ...

The lidded bronze jug was looted from the royal palace in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti (Asante) Kingdom, now Ghana.

The 14th-century, English-made Asante Ewer was seized from the royal palace in Kumasi in 1896 and has been held by the ...

Tis the season for alcohol-spiked, drinkable custard – the inimitable festive cocktail with a wholesome history.

Jersey, a Crown Dependency, is neither part of the UK nor the EU, but is closely bound to both. It’s just 14 miles off the coast of Normandy, and while you’ll detect echoes of France in its ...

In a new book, Luke Kemp argues that societies built upon domination, wealth, and power contain the “seeds of their own ...

F or me, the standout book of 2025 is John Blair’s Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World ...

During a Commons session that was more like a GCSE history class on Magna Carta than a debate about judicial reform, I found ...

The future belongs to those who can turn knowledge into action, and India’s skilled hands are poised to build a stronger, ...

A civilized society has a responsibility to protect and honor all such mourners, while also upholding the fundamental human ...

Rescue archaeology is carried out in areas threatened by human or natural agency. We’ve collated some of the best rescue ...