In February 1788, Britain’s elite gathered in Westminster Hall to watch the first major impeachment of an empire‑builder — Warren Hastings. Charged with corruption, cruelty and misuse of power in ...

A lot of the propaganda about the Civil War and the Confederacy was directly created to combat the Civil Rights Movement.

On October 19, 1781, the cause of liberty was immortalized on a riverside Virginia field when the Continental Army wrested victory from the arms of the ...

Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the ...

In the late 16th century, as European powers raced to establish colonies in the New World and Asia, one Muslim ruler had his ...

Renowned professor and political theorist Lea Ypi, celebrated for her acclaimed memoir “ Free,” returns with a captivating ...

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West roared with moral outrage, imposed sanctions, and expelled Russia from cultural life.

Six people from Sandwell and Walsall were among 11 recipients to receive their British Empire Medal (BEM) from the Lord-Lieutenant for the West Midlands, Derrick Anderson CBE, at a special ceremony on ...

The first rule of celebrity is: You’re only as famous as the people you know. That’s why all celebs are shameless namedroppers. But Rylan, the waxen-faced former X Factor contestant now on the roster ...

An annual scarecrow trail has returned to a Wiltshire town. Residents in Malmesbury have created 50 scarecrows to fit this year's theme "Best of British". Scarecrows of Shaun the Sheep, Paddington ...

Numerous fires broke out across the Inland Empire over the weekend, prompting evacuation orders and warnings for several communities amid hot temperatures. Residents in Riverside, Banning, San ...