Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

It is commonly asserted that Portugal´s international borders are the oldest in Europe. The Wikipedia entry on Portugal shows ...

Napoleon Bonaparte The Emperor of the French rose rapidly through the ranks by winning a number of astonishing military ...

There is no obvious York connection with the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Helmsley Group must think a random reminder of ...

This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of ...

A persuasive letter in 1924 from Sault Star editor James W. Curran to Rudyard Kipling convinced the famous poet, in an almost ...

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Exclusive: The Home Office could extend the use of a former military barracks to house asylum seekers despite local backlash, ...

On October 7, 1870, one of those minor, anecdotal episodes that pepper History amidst greater events took place. A hydrogen ...

The quotes of the Duke of Wellington, combined with his skills, attitude, and historical achievements, will continue to ...

The French army continued to fight until the final surrender, something which is not often understood. In 1935, the French ...