BEFORE THE PEAKY BLINDERS, A ROGUES’ GALLERY OF LESSER-KNOWN CROOKS TERRORISED CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS BRITAIN

In the light of the Royal Navy’s decision to ban sailors from drinking alcohol for at least two days a week, Henry Jeffreys considers the role of hard liquor in the lives of those who serve on the seas

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

What do our beloved hostelries have to do with the discovery of DNA, the D-Day landings and The Lord of the Rings ? Everything, as Ashleigh Arnott discovers

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

One of the most consequential battles of the American Revolution was fought in the South Carolina backcountry