A favorite in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh was given a royal charter by the Queen on March 25, 1584, which gave him seven years to establish a colony in the New World on the condition that ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

Effortlessly cool and quintessentially Australian, mid-century style architecture is enjoying a resurgence for obvious reasons. Mid-century modern architecture in Australia is best characterised by ...

The Act of Settlement of 1701 was designed to secure the Protestant succession to the throne, and to strengthen the guarantees for ensuring a parliamentary system of government. The Act also ...

The work before us is incomplete from both points of view. Wild Flowers of the British Isles. Illustrated and written by H. Isabel Adams. Revised by James E. Bagnall. Vol. ii., order xlii., ...

We continue to set a high bar to champion positive solutions. On the sidelines of the Paris Peace Conference, the British diplomat Lionel Curtis advocates the creation of an institute for the study of ...

The Great British Bake Off 2024 has come to a close (or The Great British Baking Show if you are in the US!), with our winner for the 15th season chosen and the famous white tent closed for another ...

A History of Surnames of the British Isles: a Concise Account of their Origin, Evolution, Etymology, and Legal Status.

flew over Greenland in April this year to map ice sheets and estimate future sea level rise. "We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century," said Mr Gardner, describing how ...

After 10 weeks of ups and downs, the Great British Bake Off has concluded for another year, awarding one champion baker with the crown. The last three bakers battled it out to impress judges Paul ...

(AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that his country will ...