Charles ii’s cursed reign

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

T hink of Florida and you’ll likely conjure up images of Miami Vice, David Beckham’s football club or theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. But drive an hour south along US Route 1

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