Record-breaking royals

An ocean of prejudice met the American heiresses who came to Britain at the dawn of the 20th century, but there was more to them than their wealth. Some earned their own titles, one flew helicopters and another made history as Britain’s first female MP

How an upstart noble family emerged from the Wars of the Roses to rule England

Can the world’s dominant currency survive Donald Trump?

The main event last week was, of course, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and King Charles as Patron of the RHS looked around the displays at the Highgrove shop during his visit to t he showground on Monda

Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history

Emily Briffett: Why does the 14th century, which is often dubbed ‘calamitous’, have such a bad reputation? Helen Carr: Some pretty bad things happened during the 14th century – including the greatest