The 20th President of the United States had the potential to be one of the greats, according to many – until his ...
Lucretia Garfield, also known as Crete, was the wife of US President James A Garfield and served briefly as First Lady in ...
When US President James Garfield was assassinated in 1881, his Vice President, Chester A Arthur, assumed the presidency amid widespread distrust. But once viewed as a party insider tied to political ...
Ancient Roman gladiators are often imagined as chiselled, bronzed heroes of the arena, akin to today’s top athletes. But the ...
In 1605, a small band of English Catholics tried to destroy the king, his family and parliament in a single explosion. This ...
From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...