The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.

Only one Englishman who had a great Olympic career ever stood for the IOC presidency before Sebastian Coe. Coe will try to win that job Thursday.

New England Puritans were hard-pressed by Native American warriors who knew how to fight in forests—and now had flintlock firearms.

“Totnes is an all-year-round tourist destination. The castle is a must on any visitor’s list, and plenty of locals enjoy taking their own weekend winter visitors to the castle, such a great place to ...

A long-lost fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry, missing since World War II, has been rediscovered in Germany. The piece, linked ...

Crannogs are dwellings found on artificial islands over water and were often composed of brush, stone or timber mounds ...

A rare medieval bishop's ring was found by a man exploring in Norfolk with his metal detector and is expected to fetch £18k ...

"The village of Shipdham was well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, extensively detailed in the Domesday Book ...

A jewelled medieval bishop’s ring, unearthed from a muddy field in Norfolk by a metal detectorist is expected to fetch more ...

A rare medieval ring that was discovered by a metal detectorist in Shipdham, Norfolk, is estimated to sell for up to £18,000 at auction.

Laura Smith, jewellery expert at Noonans, said that the village of Shipdham – where the ring was found – was “well ...