In 43 AD, Rome launched its invasion of Britain, aiming to expand its empire. The Roman forces, led by Aulus Plautius, met a collection of Briton tribes led by Togodumnus and Caratacus on the banks of ...

The British Open, more formally known as The Open Championship or simply known as The Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world. It is one of the most prestigious championships in the world, ...

Perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery in British royal history is that of the Princes in the Tower. In 1483, The Princes Edward (Edward V of England) and Richard (Duke of York) were just 12 and 9 ...

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The British Open returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland this weekend for the 153rd Open Championship. It's just the third time in history that Royal Portrush has hosted the major tournament.

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been named Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the ...

In this undated photo, G.K. Chesterton, left, receives an honorary degree from Holy Cross Father Charles L. O'Donnell, C.S.C., then president of the University of Notre Dame (CNS photo/Matt Cashore, ...

Sarah Mullally will begin the role early next year and will be the first female church leader since women were allowed to ...

Every so often a work of history comes along so substantial in its sheer size, so erudite in its scholarship and so well achieved that it makes others seem minor by comparison. So the appearance of ...