Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

For decades, Norfolk Island was regarded as a place suitable only for the “newly wed or the nearly dead”. Meanwhile, its ...

The question of stolen cultural property during the colonial era is not just one of legality; it is deeply embedded in ...

The age of empires seemed to be a thing of the past. But now there are signs that some world leaders hanker after imperial ...

Trieste in north east Italy offers a long picturesque coastline, stunning canals, and is one of Europe's largest seafront squares - but it's often overlooked by tourists ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...

Priceless documents are left to rot, disintegrate and be consumed by termites and vermin – or be stolen or misplaced. This ...

Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.

Some background behind the historical ties between the people of Gaza, the West Bank, British Mandate Palestine and the wider Muslim world.

It's 1811 and a triple murder has created panic in London. There's no clear lead and chaos on the streets as people ask themselves, is a serial killer walking amongst them? And then a sharp eyed ...