In the 1890s, horse-drawn transport led waste to build up heavily in major cities. A new Sky HISTORY series looks at how the ...

Who’s the real Mary Magdalene? In this article, we separate fact from fiction and share eight lesser-known facts about ...

As American settlers relentlessly move west during the mid-19th century, they increasingly encroach on Native American lands, until a legendary Lakota leader emerges, one determined to fight back.

Pickle Wheat certainly knows how to catch a python. What else do you know about the star of Sky HISTORY reality series Swamp ...

Originating from Calabria in southern Italy (the southern region at the tip of Italy's boot), the Mafia group has an alarmingly powerful presence in the Greater Toronto Area.

Nostradamus has been credited by some for predicting the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, Hiroshima, the assassination of JFK, 9/11 and, of course, the rise of Adolf Hitler. Here is one ...

The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI Queen Victoria had 42 grandchildren who were spread across Europe and embedded in many of the continent's monarchies. This meant that WWI ...

The legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn Not just the most famous battle of the American West, but also the most important, the Battle of Little Bighorn makes for a fascinating story.

Unfortunately for the people who found themselves being ruled by these seven mad monarchs, they found themselves drawing the shortest of short straws.

I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.

How did witch-hunting activity ramp up in medieval Essex? In a new Sky HISTORY series, Rylan Clark and Professor Alice ...

He was burnt, broken and buried under his constructions but nothing stopped Brunel. He built under rivers and through hills, creating the longest tunnels, the biggest bridges and the speediest ships ...