On September 25, 1066, King Harold Godwinson's Saxon army had just force-marched nearly 200 miles in four days to confront a ...

“Androgyny,” “apathy” and other words and ideas that defined America’s last monoculture.

There is no point visiting Burford without stopping at some of the town's traditional British pubs such as The Mermaid, an ...

Located in north Oxfordshire, Burford is a picturesque old town on the edge of the Cotswolds. It features buildings dating ...

While the capital is a travel hub for overseas visitors, it’s possible to have the trip of a lifetime in the UK without ...

Ever since 1941 the fundamental assumption of British foreign policy has been that the ‘special relationship’ with the USA is the foundation of our international security and status.  Winston ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

The fourteenth-century Icelandic Edwardsaga chronicles the life of Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England (reigned 1042–1066). It also describes how, in the years after the Norman ...

Troll 2 is the latest movie to feature one of the most fascinating monsters from Norse mythology or the legends of Nordic countries.

Located towards the western side of the map, not too far from a large lake and the outskirts of the snowy mountains, you'll find a boarded-up cave. By the entrance, you'll also find two dead cultists ...