British people tend to see the world through the key dates - 1066, 1707, 1918, 1945 etc. But what was happening in other parts of the world?

Europe is scrambling to prepare its citizens for the growing threat of conflict arriving on its doorstep. ... The mainland UK, an island nation, was last invaded by a foreign power in 1066, ...

On 6 January 1066, the day after Edward the Confessor died, the Witan close Witan A group of English nobility whose job was to advise the king. They had to make the decision on who to crown in ...

Tesla sales are down in eight out of the 10 largest EV markets in Europe. Stiff competition from BYD, Geely, and other Chinese EV companies partly to blame. Growing anti-Musk/Tesla sentiment ...

After the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066, many French loanwords infiltrated the language, when French became a sign of prestige. Many of these words are related to food.

The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century treasure that tells the story of how William the Conqueror came to invade England in 1066, is displayed at France’s Bayeux Museum in this undated photo.

Rita Singer receives funding from the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales Cooperation Programme as part of the Ports, Past and Present project team. She has also received ...

After praying the Regina Coeli from his study window with the crowd gathered in St. Peters square the Pope commented on the entrance of 10 countries, including his native Poland, into the European ...