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Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of Dublin where a parade has marked the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The military parade was the largest ever staged in the Republic of Ireland, and featured a fly-past over the city centre by the Irish Air Corps. The 1916...

It's a mystery that has gripped historians and Shakespeare experts for generations - and one archaeologists believe they could have finally found an answer to. Shakespeare's skull: New chapter in hunt for missing head By Rebecca Woods Broadcast Journalist, BBC News Online 27 March 2016...

In the 21st century, the picture has darkened. The United States has retreated. Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has reverted to aggression. The turmoil in the Muslim world has led to mass migrations westwards and to extremism and terrorism within the borders of the Union. By far the...

A computer-generated image of a man who lived in Roman Britain more than 1,600 years ago has gone on display. The depiction of Leasowe Man, named after the Merseyside town where he was found in 1864, is on show at the Museum of Liverpool. It said the image "raises lots of questions... about...

They have faced each other in battle many times, but on Wednesday night the rivalry between the Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale erupted in hostilites on the rugby field. A match between the two navies in the southern city of Toulon was marred by a punch up which involved many of...

Netherlands footballing great Johan Cruyff has died of cancer aged 68. Cruyff, who made his name as a forward with Ajax and Barcelona, was European footballer of the year three times. He won three consecutive European Cups with Ajax from 1971, coached Barcelona to their first European Cup...

Don’t know the Battle of Bosworth from the Battle of Bannockburn? Confused between Magna Carta and the Domesday Book? We’ve got you covered. Here we bring you 10 key medieval dates you need to know… 10 medieval dates you need to know Don’t know the Battle of Bosworth from the Battle of...

A water company carrying out works in Glasgow has uncovered what has been described as 'the most significant archaeological find in a generation'. Remains of two Scottish castles were unearthed during a project to upgrade the city's waste water infrastructure. The team of archaeologists...

In the early 19th century, William Cunnington discovered a burial site near Stonehenge. In one of the barrows he excavated at Normanton Down, the remains of a woman were found alongside some of the most well-preserved jewellery historians have ever seen. Now, more than 200 years later, these...

The battle over Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur, is continuing after a group of 200 Cornish historians accused English Heritage of turning the site into a Disney-style theme park. The Cornwall Association of Local Historians argued the organisation is mixing fact and...

So that's it then, is it? We lit up the Eiffel Tower, the Brandenburg Gate and the Trevi Fountain in the colours of the Belgian flag. The usual suspects from Obama to Cameron to Hollande trotted out well-practised lines about showing solidarity with our Belgian neighbours. Then the...

Repeatedly in the run up to the EU in/out referendum on 23 June, David Cameron has told the British people that Britain is safer within the EU and that we need to remain in the organisation for the sake of our security. But, as a deadly bomb explodes in the EU's capital, just yards from EU...

I think most of us know what the response from social media and Europe's politicians is going to be in the wake of the Brussels terrorist attacks. It will be the usual standard fare, which we have been subjected to before after previous terrorist attacks. But for those who don't know what the...

The CEO of Indian Wells has stepped down after suggesting the lady players of the WTA should get on their knees every night to thank Nadal and Federer for carrying the game. This is despite the fact that, as Katie Hopkins points out, he was RIGHT, and so, too, was Novak Djokovic who has also...

They may have been penned around 450 years ago, but Shakespeare's plays about love and loss are still as popular today. Now the British Library has posted 300 manuscripts, maps and illustrations online to show what likely inspired the Bard to write plays such as Hamlet and The Tempest...

Pork pies, Pimm's and a plastic fork: M&S unveil Queen's 90th birthday party hamper It is, says Marks and Spencer, a hamper fit for a Queen. The retailing giant has scoured the country to find the best British products to feed the 10,000 flag-waving members of the public congregating on...

The name of a new polar research vessel will be chosen by a panel of experts, even if the public overwhelmingly votes to call it Boaty McBoatface. Lord West, ex-First Sea Lord, said he was rather proud "silly names" had been suggested but hoped none were chosen. The Natural Environment...

PEOPLE can gain a fascinating insight into how youngsters were educated 350 years ago after Keele University in Staffordshire revealed it owns one of the world's oldest children's books. The battered leather pocket book, called A Guide For The Childe And Youth, was published in 1667 and once...

Was Shakespeare an avid gardener? We’ll never know for sure – but he does sound as if he knew what he was talking about... Shakespeare's most magical plots: To commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death, an enchanting new book visits the gardens the Bard drew his inspiration from...

Visitors will be able to walk around Lord Nelson's cabin following a major renovation of his flagship HMS Victory. The ship's visitor route at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has expanded by 80%, with access to the Poop Deck and carpenter's store. Prof Dominic Tweddle, director general of...