On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...

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In the Biblical site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman tablets revealing ...

One such unusual tax was introduced in 1696 by King William III of England and Wales, which levied a tax on windows. People had to pay tax based on the number of windows in their homes.

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In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

This was introduced by Emperor Augustus with the aim of encouraging ... In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire also had a bachelor tax in place. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini also introduced ...

The precious items have been held in Britain since being seized at the Battle of Magdala in 1868 but now the African nation's government wants them back.

never to be occupied by an emperor again. The Russian Empire was proclaimed in 1721 by Peter the Great, the tsar who transformed Russia from a regional power into an empire at the expense of Sweden in ...

Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the crepuscular half-light of the Louvre museum after hours, silver armour glows like an otherworldly beacon ...