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They were from the Tudor Era (1485-1603), they were spies, they were intriguing, and there are ten of them.... 10 Intriguing Spies From The Tudor Era Debra Kelly August 13, 2016 Listverse Political intrigue and espionage are nothing new. But in the days before high-tech spy gear, the...

The seemingly insoluble problems the European Union has brought upon itself crowd in from all directions: the slow-motion catastrophe of the euro; the unending flood of refugees; the deadly plague of terrorism; the approaching energy crunch. And now, amid that growing resentment right...

Here are seven things you might not know about Britain's second-longest-reigning monarch... 7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Queen Victoria...

Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before opening negotiations to formally trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Telegraph has learned. Opponents of Brexit claim that because the EU referendum result is advisory it must be approved by a vote in the...

There's growing evidence that a landmark flat-topped hill in Dumfries and Galloway was the site of the first major battle of the Roman invasion of Scotland. Archaeologists have been trying for 300 years to assess the role of Burnswark in the Roman occupation. New excavations suggest the...

It was a powerful and sophisticated ancient Italian civilisation that had threatened to squash the fledgling Roman state just as it was starting to emerge. But little now remains of the Etruscan civilisation that had flourished across much of Italy between 800BC and 500BC before it was...

Blackbeard - the world's most infamous pirate - wasn't a bloodthirsty villain after all but a good guy who never killed anyone, it has been claimed. Historian Colin Woodward says for three centuries Blackbeard has also been given the wrong name - he was called Edward Thatch, not Edward...

The Left no longer looks or sounds like the folks they claim to represent, adopting policies that stand like a wall between themselves and the working-class. For Hillary Clinton’s Democrats it is the refusal to acknowledge that immigration affects wages and employment. For Labour it is the...

Leicester City are to play Porto, Club Brugge and FC Copenhagen in the Group Stage of this season's Champions League. It is the first time ever that Leicester City have apepared in Europe's premier club football competition and the side's first appearance in European tournament since they were...

The BBC’s nationwide poll in 2002 to discover who the public thought was the greatest Briton of all (winner: Winston Churchill) was a huge success. But who was the worst Briton? York  Membery asks 10 leading historians who they believe had the most malign influence on the country... The 10...

The remains of Scottish prisoners of war who died after being captured by Oliver Cromwell's troops nearly 400 years ago will not be reburied north of the border. The skeletons of between 17 and 28 people - some as young as 13-years-old - were discovered in 2013 in a mass grave close to Durham...

The Human Rights Act will be replaced by a British ‘Bill of Rights’, the Justice Secretary has insisted. Earlier this month, The Times reported that the draft bill had been scrapped. A source told the paper that the justice department wished to avoid a fight with the Scottish government, which...

Nigel Farage will tonight tell Republicans how they can use the lessons from his successful campaign to take Britain out of the European Union to send Donald Trump to the White House. The former leader of the UK Independence Party is due to address 15,000 Republican supporters at a rally for...

A mysterious stone structure that could be among the oldest buildings in Scotland has been unearthed beneath the remains of a Neolithic rubbish dump. Archaeologists discovered the huge stone slabs, some more than 13 feet (4m) long, while excavating a Stone Age midden at Ness of Brodgar...

The scale of the devastating Italian earthquake was laid bare this morning as shocking pictures and terrifying eyewitness accounts revealed how four towns were almost wiped off the map in just a matter of seconds. At least 38 people were killed, including two babies, and 150 people are...

There were cheers and a rendition of the national anthem aboard the British Airways jumbo carrying Team GB and their Olympic medals as it touched down at Heathrow Airport yesterday. They were home; and it is unlikely that any of the athletes or the great gathering of friends, family and...

The ruins of a luxurious Roman 'Beckingham Palace' have been discovered in the Somerset countryside. Experts believes the palatial house would have been home to an ancient VIP in the 5th century who would have been as rich as David Beckham. They say the home would be worth the equivalent...

Britain’s Olympic heroes triumphantly arrived home today to rapturous cheering and applause on a golden-nosed plane - BA2016, named 'victoRIOus' - having watched the film Chariots of Fire following our greatest ever overseas Games. With 77 champagne bottles on board and a stirring...

It was an accidental war. It was fought by gentlemen. Cromwell was the key to victory Here are 10 myths of the seismic 17th-century conflict... 10 great misconceptions of the Civil War...

Seven locks of hair found stuffed in a rusty tobacco tin could belong to the sailors behind the most infamous mutiny in British history, experts believe. The severed pigtails could have been taken from the traitorous crew of the HMS Bounty, who joined with first mate Fletcher...