Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus, The Philippines. 1596: Birth of French philosophe ...

Elton, professor of history at the University of Cambridge, upended the field with this book, proclaiming Thomas Cromwell “the most remarkable revolutionary in English history.” Elton argued that ...

Today (March 27 2025) marks the 400th anniversary of the death of James VI and I and series of commemorative events are taking place throughout ...