Has the United States always been an imperial power? Edward Stourton offers his insight on the history of the Land of the Free

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British government action to combat the Great Famine would have changed Ireland and America as we know them

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In the early 1860s Sicily was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. Soon after, visitors to the island discovered what they believed was a criminal fraternity at work in Palermo and its environs. Th