The US presidential elections of recent years have been some of most contested – and divisive – in history. Here, historian ...

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer ...

The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan ...

From narrowly avoiding being eaten by his father as a baby to seducing mortal women as a swan or a bull, there were some ...

How well do you know these hirsute figures from history? It’s November, a month where many grow moustaches in aid of men’s ...

On board is the dog Laika, the first known living animal to travel in space. Laika, the Russian space dog, inside the Soviet satellite Sputnik II in preparation of becoming the first living creature ...

You're a sailor (or, maybe even a famous pirate). Several weeks out to sea, you come across another ship that seems to be acting strangely. Getting a closer look, you realise it is floating adrift, ...

The cannon were pumping shot into the hull of the vessel, sending lethal splinters of shrapnel through the air. A fire had broken out below the main deck and the crew was attempting to douse the ...