The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts ...

An eight-sided Roman ring was recently found in Lincolnshire, England, by Wessex Archaeology staff. The item dates back to ...

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...

The genetic analysis of the prehistoric British skeletal material formed part of the largest study of ancient human DNA ever conducted. The study is published this week in the journal Nature.

On an overcast Saturday morning, Union Jack and American flag banners fluttered in the breeze as “God Save the King” and “The ...

Gladiators also were pitted against animals. While there are depictions of these contests in ancient mosaics and texts, actual forensic evidence has been elusive, until now. Scientists have ...

Perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery in British royal history is that of the Princes in the Tower. In 1483, The Princes Edward (Edward V of England) and Richard (Duke of York) were just 12 and 9 ...