These four plays explored the fortunes of three successive kings of England: Richard II (who reigned from 1377 to 1399), ...

In Exile, which follows Mary, Queen of Scots years in captivity in England and eventual execution, Rosemary Goring is able to ...

Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding; first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published; Argentina declares independence from Spain; The Scopes "Monkey Trial" begins; King Henry VIII of ...

What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses.

BC: Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey near the city of Dyrrachium (in what is now Albania).

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.