Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

Lady Sarah Aspinall, who has died aged 80, was a model in Swinging London whose marriages brought her into contact with two ...

Returning to cinemas next week, the superhero may be known as the ultimate all-American Mr Nice Guy – but, back in the 1930s, ...

Today in History for July 15: In 1099, the Muslim citizens of Jerusalem surrendered their city to the armies of the First Crusade. The Crusaders then proceeded, through misguided religious zeal, to ...