Soldiers tend to be much more down on war than those who send them into it, writes Juliet Jacques, as even the briefest look ...

There's a new Versailles restoration afoot, as experts descend on paintings adorning the billiards room off the Sun King's ...

There's a police check to exit the subway, another to get in line, a third while standing in line, and metal detectors and ...

If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of ...