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Around two million votes are being counted after Friday's exit polls in the Republic of Ireland's general election suggest the governing Fine Gael-Labour coalition could lose its majority. An exit poll commissioned by the Irish Times suggests Fine Gael, the senior party in the governing...

As Britain’s military fortunes ebbed and flowed in the run-up to Waterloo, the public mood routinely swung from joy to horror and back again. Jenny Uglow tells the story of the year when fear of Napoleon stalked the land... The year when fear of Napoleon stalked the land...

It might look like an old guitar plectrum or even a key fob, but this Mesolithic 'pendant' is much more rare and significant. Digital imaging techniques have uncovered engravings on the 11,000-year-old shale jewellery, making it the earliest known art from that era ever found in Britain...

We should be proud of the role we have played in Europe. We have many friends in many countries who understand and appreciate that historic role. If Britain leaves the EU it will be more in sorrow than in anger. Quiet voices will hear our news. The best of them will receive it in silence...

This garish poster of a camel dressed as the Queen conveys a central message of Iran's election campaign. Above the spectacle of a camel wearing a hat and silver crown is a resounding slogan in Persian: "England is yearning to meddle in the elections of Iran." The poster is carefully...

An extremely rare and valuable Beatles record that was found languishing in a loft is to be auctioned next month. Described as "a Holy Grail item", the 1962 10-inch record of Till There Was You and Hello Little Girl lay forgotten in the home of Les Maguire for decades. Maguire, the...

I once found a green bean in my tin of snake heads.

From rat pie to diced calf’s brain, five food historians introduce a selection of palate-pleasers from the past. Once you’ve digested their suggestions, enter the poll to say which one of these dishes you’d most like to eat. What was the best meal in history...

So, FTSE 100 company bosses have come out in favour of staying in the EU – even if, as Ed West notes, the 198 signatories in a letter to the Times represent only 36 companies. I wonder if anyone dropped out at the last moment to reduce the tally below the figure of 200. Of course big...

Stephanie Barczewski, Professor of History at Clemson University in South Carolina, is on to something when she identifies a peculiarly British propensity for glorifying disaster. Where she is crashingly wrong is in her interpretation of the reason why: that it’s all down to the desire...

Adele is Queen of the Brits, winning four prizes including best British female solo artist and best album at the 2016 Brit Awards last night. "To come back after so long away and be so warmly received means so much," she said. The star, who closed the show by performing When We Were Young...

Throughout the country, and particularly on our university campuses, it is being suggested that, in moral terms, nothing separates the appalling white supremacist apartheid regime of South Africa with the Israeli state. It was reported yesterday that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin...

An extraordinarily detailed interactive map reveals the horrifying toll of British troops killed in the Battle of Jutland, the biggest naval battle of the First World War. The tool allows users to discover the names and stories of people from their area who were involved in the conflict...

Crossrail, the new railway which will run beneath London, is to be named the Elizabeth Line in honour of the Queen, Boris Johnson has announced. London's mayor revealed the line's name and purple logo as he visited Bond Street station with the monarch. The building of the new railway line...

A major search operation is under way to find three people missing after a building at Didcot Power Station collapsed and left one person dead yesterday. Rescuers using sniffer dogs have been at the Didcot A Power Station site in Oxfordshire since a major incident was declared. A rubble...

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the pro-Scottish independence Scottish National Party (SNP), has said that should the British people vote to leave the EU in the referendum on 23rd June then it could spark another Scottish "independence" referendum, especially if most...

The site of the decisive follow-up to the Battle of Hastings has been discovered, it has been claimed. Best-selling author Nick Arnold said a field between Appledore and Northam, in Devon, played host to the bloody battle of 1069. Mr Arnold, who wrote the Horrible Science series of books...

Most of us are familiar with British history’s landmark events: the Roman invasion, the battle of Hastings, Magna Carta, the Reformation and so forth. But what about the overlooked, lesser-known moments? In his new book, Philip Laycock takes readers on a journey through Britain’s hidden...

The Royal Navy's most decorated pilot, Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, has died at the age of 97. Capt Brown also held the world record for flying the greatest number of different types of aircraft - 487. During World War Two, Capt Brown, who was born in Leith in 1919, flew fighter aircraft and...

With 122 days to go until the EU in/out referendum on 23rd June, the OUTers have been given a massive boost today with London Mayor Boris Johnson joining their ranks. Johnson, who is also the Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London, is expected to confirm his decision in a...