A new musical adaptation of the World War II memoir of Polish pianist Władysław Szpilman will be staged later this year at Mayflower Studios in Southampton, southern England. Image by Steve Buissinne ...
On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...
More than 800 whetstones have been discovered on a riverbank in northern England. Experts say there could be hundreds or thousands more buried at the same site, which they’re describing as a nearly ...
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Perched high in a quiet Welsh village lies Grosmont Castle — one point in a powerful 12th-century defensive triangle designed to guard the road to Hereford. This is what the ruins still reveal. Hawley ...
In this unusually eventful — mostly not in good ways — year for higher education, it’s salutary to be reminded how much good ...
As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...
The world is constantly changing, and eventually, our memory alone isn't enough to portray how things really were. It can ...
Malta is such a unique destination that I'd argue everyone should go at least once.
The celebrated crime-fiction author has a new book, The Final Score, a new film based on his novella Crime 101, and, as ever, ...
The monument’s mysterious past has spawned countless tales and theories. According to folklore, Stonehenge was created by ...
With 800 years of maritime history, this northern town is going all in on its seafaring past in 2026 with revamped museums, docks, and preserved ships. See why its laid-back charm is so hard to resist ...