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“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

Uncover the all-conquering Hun king whose nomadic horde terrorised Rome

Slippers have made their way out of the bedroom and into the street, finds Simon Mills–although not without precedent or formalities

The kindness of a saint has given us a Christmas tradition we’ve cherished for centuries. History loves a good story, and the genesis for this one comes from the extraordinary life of 4th-century Sain

In a John Behan bronze, collector Jacqueline O’Donovan, a child of the Irish diaspora, can sense the desperation of a starving people forced to flee their land

Britain is one of the last constitutional monarchies in the world, and the king or queen still plays a ceremonial role in the governance of the state. When Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, she was bur