There’s a place with ancient secrets hidden in its mysterious lands, where powerful armies have tried and failed to stay. Its ...

On November 26th, history has witnessed a remarkable array of events that have shaped our world in profound ways. Starting ...

It was notable that when Iran decided – unusually – to flex some hard power towards Israel in April 2024, a number of key ...

One hundred and fifty male couples, known as Thebes’ Sacred Band, or ancient Greece’s army of lovers, was wiped out in a ...

The Scoti most probably occupied more southern and western parts of Ireland before they came to Antrim and then on to Scotland. By the 5th century, they had established a kingdom in what is now ...

More than 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, dissected mummies, and did ...

The Making of the Modern Hindu’, historian Manu Pillai traces the roots of Hindutva to the British Raj’s Christian conversion ...

Scottish author William Dalrymple acknowledges India’s contribution but doesn’t seem to be quite enthusiastic about the Hindu ...

Thomas Bruce, widely known as Lord Elgin, was the ambassador of England in Constantinople who stole the ancient sculptures ...

The exhibition - with objects picked from the museum's 7,000-strong collection - will include the death mask of Thetford-born ...

Dharmakṣema, who hailed from Central India, was instrumental in the translation of important Buddhist texts to Chinese in 5th ...

Ask British historian and multi-award-winning author William Dalrymple about the secret to his success and you’ll get the ...