In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire following the disastrous defeat in Russia, the situation in Spain is particularly precarious. French forces have been weakened to ...

Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove to be the decisive battle of his career. Outnumbered, virtually encircled, ...

In fields are "lumps and bumps", Peterborough Archaeology says, as well as a memorial to 1,770 prisoners who died there. The ...

Volunteers are being sought to take part in a coastal fort history project. Recruits will help to conduct and gather research ...

An historic Yorkshire pub which was once used as a recruiting post during the Napoleonic Wars has been put up for sale for £475,000.

The British partnership takes the long view, guaranteeing Ukraine a reliable commercial partner as well as a long-time military partner. This includes a suspected agreement by Britain to supply a ...

Delamain Cognac is famous for its high-quality Cognac. Below is a brief history of the company and detailed tasting notes on ...

A copper coin discovered by a schoolchild in a park in Espoo last month is believed to be about 230 years old. A local ...

You won’t find many softer pooches than Chester, pub dog at the Walnut Tree in Aldington, but after a good wag and coming ...

Scotland's History Land and Votes The Battle of Waterloo The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the Adobe ...

There have also been censuses on all sorts of things in Essex over the decades, from counting footpaths and even the numbers of deer roaming ...

The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) began mainly as a religious civil war in the German-speaking lands, but it ended up as the ...