Over the last 1,000 years, these are the historic events that have had the biggest impact on the British Isles and its people ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...

By December of 1814, American forces were in tatters. The Redcoats had dominated them in the War of 1812, repulsed their invasion of Canada and even burned the Whitehouse. While diplomats were ...

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early ...

Sotheby's did not disclose the identity of the seller of the brooch, and said that the buyer was a "private collector." ...

Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...

Ramstein High School students had the chance to represent the U.S. at several ceremonies in France that commemorated the end ...

On 16th June 1373, England’s King Edward III signed a treaty of alliance with Portugal’s King Ferdinand. It still stands, ...

In this video, we chart the Peninsular War (1808–1814), when Spain, Portugal, and Britain resisted Napoleon’s occupation. With Google Earth, we trace key campaigns from the guerrilla uprisings to ...

While many argue that "modern art" began in the 1800s, could it actually have started with Joseph Wright of Derby's An ...