The last crusaders

When I think about challenging family history problems – those knotty “brick walls” that have defied our attempts to solve them for months or perhaps years – I think about two basic divisions of genea

Britain’s newspaper industry started in the 17th century. The first official British newspaper made its debut in 1622 when the Weekly News launched in London. The London Gazette was published from 166

August 1998. After a night in the neon hell of Las Vegas I had driven across an iconic desert landscape, arriving late at the tour departure point in the heavenly setting of Monument Valley. The last

When to use this chart 1 December at 00:00 UT 15 December at 23:00 UT 31 December at 22:00 UT On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth’s orbital motion. Stars tha

As anyone who reads these pages knows, history has become political – especially discussions about our imperial past. So The Truth About Empire (Hurst), a collection of essays edited by Alan Lester, i

In one of the coldest winters on record, German forces mounted a desperate final roll of the dice to drive the Allies back. Cut off and encircled by the enemy, one city and its defenders held the line for over a week