For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on ...

The American filmmaker is artistic director of the July 6 fundraiser at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

Its title signals it will not be a history viewed through a chosen lens, whether of post-colonialism, decolonisation or ...

In this moment of constitutional crisis, these books provide a clear picture of the highest court in the land.

William Kennedy's Albany Trilogy, with "Legs," "Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game," "Ironweed," joins the Library of America's ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

The Ottoman Siege of Malta. Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North C ...

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

Sandy Gall, who has died aged 97, was one of the vintage faces of Independent Television News (ITN), having earned his ...

Much of the magazine’s earliest book reviewing was written under ... is “The Warrior’s Soul,” in which Napoleon’s campaign against Russia is seen to have been fought over nothing, much like the Great ...

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.