Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

History is a long line of famous - and infamous - battles. Uncomfortable though it may be to consider the violence and loss of the past, these events tell us much about how the world we live in ...

The latest in the historical documentary series on the events and effects of Britain's most famous ... Battle of the Boyne in 1690 proved to be one of the major turning points in Irish history.

Here are five of the most fascinating and important air-to-air battles that made history. Fought in June 1944 during World War II, this battle is seen as a turning point in the Pacific War.

one of the most famous battles in English history. On October 14, 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated England's Saxon army, killed King Harold II and seized the throne, becoming William the ...

No, it's not the latest Eastenders script but the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered story of the Norman takeover of England, including one of the most famous battles in British history. After 950 ...

William Wallace's important role during the Wars of Independence made him one of the most famous Scots in history ... with his invasion of Scotland. Key battles of the Wars of Independence ...