A new nonfiction release revisits the life of Mai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain
A new book highlights the writings of Jane Strachey, a middle-class woman whose husband worked for the famed Howe family
In July 1921, an outburst of sectarian violence in Belfast claimed 16 lives on the eve of a truce between Great Britain and Ireland
A new film starring Dev Patel as Gawain feels more like a psychological thriller than a period drama
The beloved Olympic sport has evolved drastically over the past 2,000 years
Having lived through Germany's Nazi regime, Otl Aicher went on to pioneer democratic design
At the turn of the 20th century, a German Jewish shipping executive had an innovative idea for a new revenue stream: the cruise
The Middle Ages didn't kill the Games, as international sporting competitions thrived with chariot races and jousts
A leftist response to the 1936 Games being held in Nazi Germany, the proposed competition was canceled by the Spanish Civil War
Two medieval scholars tackle the misuse of a phrase that was rarely used by its supposed namesakes
Planners saw the region as a blank space ripe for transformation: the perfect canvas for imperial fantasies
For centuries, a Eurocentric worldview disregarded the knowledge and strength of the African empire
Researchers have developed a new understanding of what it meant to be a member of the inner circle
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel
'Spit' pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France
These May releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
In her new book, Alla Shapiro shares her experience of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history
From a lantern festival in Korea to camel racing in Oman, these traditions have us dreaming of future travel
At the dawn of the 19th century, the young Brit got caught in an international crisis while touring Europe
On its 60th anniversary, a moment of reckoning arrives for the nation's globe-trotting volunteers
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