As well as being a printer, publisher, philosopher, inventor and Founding Father of America, Benjamin Franklin also found time to become a French fashion icon – and almost became a swimming teacher ...

William Temple Franklin may not be a household name, but he played a significant role in American history, specifically by contributing to the early United States of America’s close relationship with ...

Andrew Deane is a jouster at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. For more information about the museum and its sites in London and Fareham, visit royalarmouries.org Save 76% on the shop price when you ...

From keeping a pet bear at Cambridge to navigating countless love affairs, there are many words to describe Lord Byron other ...

Long before the British Isles had a professional navy – let alone laid claim to rule the waves – lessons had been learned on the need to protect the lands from seaborne threats. The Romans had found ...

With its status as a Roman city made immortal by the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Pompeii has remained a source of public fascination for centuries, and endures as strongly as ever.

Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett ended the 12-day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, as dramatised in an Apple TV+ series, by shooting and ...