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Amy Licence, late medieval and early Tudor historian and author of Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance, explores the 19-year relationship between King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, the grandparents of the more famous King Henry VIII... Marrying for love: Edward IV and...

A 400-year-old roast turnip dinner has been unearthed in Russia - a meal believed to have been intended for tsarist soldiers conquering Siberia or political exiles. The find was made in a large clay pot by archaeologists in Tara, a key fortress town founded in 1594. The turnip is heavily...

The discovery of an 'extremely rare' Bronze Age spearhead and sword has been hailed as a find of 'international significance' after they were unearthed at a Scottish building site. The weapons were among a ground-breaking hoard of ancient artefacts discovered in a pit being developed...

I am certainly no cheerleader for Donald Trump, but surely his desire to explore whether some sort of accommodation can be reached with Vladimir Putin's Russia should be welcomed... STEPHEN GLOVER: Hang on a minute. Isn't Trump right? We SHOULD try to be pals with Putin By...

Britain will attempt to offset the cost of Brexit by claiming a significant share of more than €150 billion worth of European Union assets, according to reports. Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, is understood to be preparing a list of up to €60 billion of liabilities...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,500-year-old tomb containing the remains of a general and a princess from a little-known Chinese dynasty. The princess was the daughter of the Cong Ming King from the Northern Qi Dynasty, which existed for just 27 years and was one of the shortest and...

Some of the earliest photos ever taken have gone on show to celebrate the life of pioneering photographer William Henry Fox Talbot. More than 1,000 photos can be seen on a new website produced by the Bodleian Libraries in the University of Oxford. It aims to bring together the complete...

At least 70,000 people in the Greek city of Thessaloniki are being evacuated so that a 500lb World War Two bomb can be defused, officials say. It is thought to be one of the largest wartime bombs to be found in urban Greece in addition to being one of the largest mass evacuations. The...

Royston is a town in the District of North Hertfordshire in England. One of the landmarks of this little town is the Royston cave which is hidden beneath Melbourn Street. Within this cave are mysterious carvings... The mysterious carvings of the Royston cave The Vintage News Jan 29, 2017...

The hypocrisy of EU leaders is astounding: they rant against Trump for his "anti-Muslim" immigration policy and his proposed wall, yet there is one EU Member State which takes a far tougher stance against Muslims and has built a fence, yet the silence from the EU's leaders is deafening...

Brussels was plunged into darkness 'in all directions' tonight following a 'massive power cut' in the city. It is believed the northern part of the EU capital has been affected the worst with the cause still to be identified. Power firm Sibelga, which handles gas and electricity services in...

The skeletons of plague victims, a Tudor bowling ball and medieval ice skates fashioned from animal bones are among hundreds of artefacts on display at a new exhibition showcasing the most interesting finds made during the Crossrail excavations. The archaeological legacy of the...

How did a Georgian pastry cook become the unlikely first Englishman ever to fly in 1784? James Sadler: From pastry cook to first English aeronaut...

A facial reconstruction has been made of Orkney's St Magnus to help mark the 900th anniversary of his death. Forensic artist Hew Morrison's research included studies of photographs taken in the 1920s of what is said to be the skull of the 12th Century Norse earl. At the time of St Magnus...

One thousand years ago a Viking 'warrior of high status' was buried in a 17ft (5 metre) boat at a site in western Scotland. Today, all that remains of the mysterious fighter are two teeth and a grave filled with artefacts, including a broad-bladed axe, a large sword and a bronze drinking...

A new survey by British organisation Chatham House shows there is an underlying reservoir of public support within Europe of Trump's Muslim immigration policy.... What Do Europeans Think About Muslim Immigration? 07 February 2017 Professor Matthew Goodwin Visiting Senior Fellow...

Britain will be the fastest growing major economy in the developed world between now and 2050, according to a report published today. The UK is forecast to expand at an average rate of 1.9 per cent a year for the next three decades. That would be faster than the expansion expected in the...

Bombed and draped in swastikas, the ruins of Buckingham Palace symbolise the shameful defeat of a once-proud nation in the Second World War. Jackbooted and heavily armed German soldiers patrol the streets and Britons live under the yoke of a brutal Nazi occupation. It is November 1941 and...

With regard to Churchill, it’s the sign of a self-confident people that they can ascribe greatness to people who actively disliked them, as we do for the anglophobic Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles de Gaulle. But after such splendid hospitality, I wasn’t about to tell...

Black Sabbath are ending their last ever world tour in the city where it all began - their home city of Birmingham. They are playing at the city's Genting Arena tonight. How did Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and former member Bill Ward's upbringing in post-war, industrial Birmingham...