It is the summer of 1889, and the royal family is in crisis. It is well known in polite society, in the drawing rooms of the ...

Author Simon Farquhar dives into the grisly world of true crime and asks, why is murder so common at Christmas?

Extraordinary and thrilling … This story should be known to every man, woman and child’ – Lemn Sissay In 1868, British troops ...

Following in the example of L.T.C Rolt who was influential in the revival of British inland waterways and preserved steam ...

The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very ...

Michael Calvey’s story starts with a dawn raid on his Moscow apartment by armed FSB agents, following accusations of ...

Author Caitlin Davies is a novelist, non-fiction writer, award-winning journalist and teacher. She is the author of six novels, six non-fiction books, and several short stories. Queens of the ...

And other Rathlin Folk Tales from the Tommy Cecil Archive ...

ALAN WARREN is the author of the critically acclaimed Singapore 1942: Britain’s Greatest Defeat. He has been a fellow of the State Library of Victoria and has lectured in history at Monash University.

Last, but not least, I hope that readers – whether experienced polar travellers and historians or those who have learned recently about the finding of the Endurance wreck or at-risk penguin colonies – ...