Painter Walter Sickert - believed by some to have been the notorious serial killer - once spent the night at a Cornish pub ...

The 19th Battalion was raised at Liverpool in New South Wales in March 1915 as part of the 5th Brigade. A large number of the 19th's original recruits had already served with the Australian Naval and ...

But it turns out that technology dating back to the 19th century – the telephone – rules. Less intrusive than video, the phone brings the human voice, with its nuanced tones (friendly ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK tax authority “sought to degrade” its telephone helplines and “was willing to let them fail ...

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The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian immigration. After the end of convict transportation to New South ...

His open calls for territorial expansion – for example, by taking Greenland – echo those of 19th-century American politicians who believed the country’s expansion was its “manifest destiny”.

It will be the first case of its kind to go to trial against the publisher since a widespread phone hacking scandal ... testify in court since the late 19th century, when Queen Victoria’s ...

Analysis of dried plant remains from a 19th-century Australian colonial institution reveals the consumption of various foods not listed in official records, suggesting secretive snacking by residents.

Running for six seasons, Captain Planet and the Planeteers was notable among superhero cartoons of the 1990s. While most children’s programming of the era was focused on selling toys ...