In selling off its high street branches, the retail giant is going back to its Victorian roots in transport hubs.

Madame Tussauds, now a global wax museum brand, has its roots in the French Revolution, where Marie Tussaud crafted death ...

Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on “law and order.” Attendees appointed a committee to work with the city to ...

Ivan Vazov, born in 1850 to a wealthy merchant family in Sopot, a village before Bulgaria achieved liberation from Ottoman ...

In 1850, Smith and son also made a deal with publisher George ... At one point Mudie's flagship location in New Oxford Street in London held more than 960,000 titles. By 1859, Mudie had an agreement ...

Kelham Island is one of Sheffield's most talked-about neighbourhoods, celebrated for its mix of industrial history and ...

Iconic symbols of the city’s 1800s glory? Yes. Methane-producing environmental hazards? Yes. Are they here to stay? Likely.

From the final season of 'The Handmaid's Tale' to period drama and determined detectives, the Good For Her collection ...

In Europe, Germany’s Dax opened down 9% and London’s FTSE was off about 5%. The picture is just as grim on Wall Street where stocks are set to ... to enslaved people and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ...

That brings to an end our live updates from the 12th day of Egypt's political stand-off. You can continue to follow events with regular updates on the BBC news website throughout the night. Thank you ...

Parish records reveal how our ancestors, as a matter of course, combined sacred and secular. In 1885, the Vestry at Holt ...