The natural disaster that resulted in the prominent ancient Greek city of Helike being lost for centuries

Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows

A millennium ago, the land that is now the United States looked very different from how many might imagine it. Instead of a sparsely populated wilderness, across much of North America people inhabited

This moment is surely imbued with the most global symbolism. It was when, according to the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas, adventurers sailed across the north Atlantic from settlements on the west coast of

Woman&home columnist Kathy Lette finds a new perspective on the ancient while cruising through the Mediterranean

ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE