On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

After the fights at Lexington and Concord's North Bridge, the British column had to return to Boston. On its way, the ...

NAPOLEON! Read our review and download the game for free on Steam. Take part in historical battles and command Napoleon's ...

All bungalows have their roots in colonial Bengal. See how they spread, how the style evolved. Tour the 21st-century ...

Throughout the late 19th century, British policy in Cyprus was shaped ... Balkans edged toward the geopolitical upheavals of the 20th century. Map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886.

Photo: Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP/File In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...

¶ Commander Kenworthy, Liberal, recently returned from a visit to Russia, mooted the question of Russian recognition. Mr. E. D. Morel, Labor, asked if there was any chance of getting the £ ...

which provides people the chance to see county maps from as early as the 19th century, according to the Library of Virginia. In a social post from the Library of Virginia on Sunday, April 6 ...

In 1524, hundreds of thousands of peasants across Germany took up arms against their social superiors. Peter Marshall investigates the causes and consequences of the German Peasants’ War, the largest ...