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

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

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 – ...

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 Anne Strathie is a writer and researcher, whose three biographies of members of Robert Scott’s 1910-13 Terra Nova Antarctic expedition are published by The History Press. Her new book, A ...

RUTH HERMAN has a career in PR and lecturing at university level. Now retired, she enjoys writing to make history engaging and accessible to the general reader. Her first book, The Incredibly Biased ...

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In November 1999 the Polish boxer Andrzej Gołota fought Michael Grant in Atlantic City before an audience of fight fans, celebrities, and expat Poles. In the audience was Donald Trump, then a real ...