While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, ...

Christian campaigners have launched a petition against the display of a 19th-century prophylactic depicting a semi-naked nun ...

This story accompanies the article about Lafayette200 events, "Marquis de Lafayette toured Lancaster 200 years ago." ...

The English word "picnic" comes from the French "pique-nique," already in use in France by the 1600s and said to refer to a group of people getting together for an informal meal and each bringing a ...

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

This is an English translation of a Dutch text about the 'Manifesto des Seize' of 1916 by Homme Wedman. First published in Dutch in 1995 in the 'Tweede Jaarboek Anarchisme / De AS 112' under the title ...

In French, no subtitles, delivered via Satellite.Watch on SBS WorldWatch at 08:40am every day, also available on SBS OnDemand. Skip to main content. French News 20h.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Industrial Revolution, which took place between 1750 - 1900, was a period of great change in Britain. There were ...