There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

Here are seven things people think are British but actually aren’t. There’s no denying that a ‘cuppa’ is a quintessential ...

A 17th-century painting looted by the Nazis in 1940 from a Jewish art collector in Belgium will be returned to his ...

Calls for a flag to be given official recognition have been given a "huge" boost by a council. Peterborough City Council ...

This week, the Telegraph is running a series of essays on immigration, one of the great issues of our times. The full list of published essays appears at the bottom of this article ...

Chisinau is a city that has been through a lot - a mind-boggling 70 per cent of it was destroyed in wars across the twentieth century ... hammer and sickle on its flag. What is remarkable ...

Its absolutist kings had ruled without France’s legislature – the Estates General – for more than a century and a half at the time of the American Revolution. British poet Robert Wolseley ...

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...

Aurangzeb, the 17th-century Mughal emperor, remains a polarising figure. His over 50-year reign saw significant economic growth for India, but he is often remembered as a ruthless tyrant who allegedly ...

Bonus: a visit to this former British colonial outpost ... The historic site includes James Fort, a 17th-century church tower, various monuments, and an archeology museum. Washington: Tsagaglalal, at ...