The US presidential elections of recent years have been some of most contested – and divisive – in history. Here, historian ...

The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan ...

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer ...

How well do you know these hirsute figures from history? It’s November, a month where many grow moustaches in aid of men’s ...

From narrowly avoiding being eaten by his father as a baby to seducing mortal women as a swan or a bull, there were some ...

Halloween’s roots lie in the ancient festival Samhain. Celebrated on the evening of 31 October and into 1 November, Celts believed this was when the boundary between the living and the dead was at its ...

“Pretty grim”, answers Professor Sarah Richardson. “Life expectancy at birth for the average Victorian was about 42, and more than 25 per cent of children died before their fifth birthday. Disease was ...

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