January 1 marks the beginning of a new year for most of the world. However, it was not always the case. Let’s take a look at the history of various calendars and their different new years ...

The biblical narrative of Herod’s decision to butcher some 3,000 innocent children inspired Rennaissance and Baroque artists ...

King Henry appointed Thomas a Becket as archbishop of Canterbury, but Thomas switched his allegiance from king to God and ...

The following sermon was delivered at evensong on the Feast of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, on Sunday, 29 ...

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics. The tradition continues regardless of government shutdowns, such as the one ...

Met Office officials confirmed that parts of the UK were far hotter than nicer places such as Sicily and Rome in Italy, and ...

Herod the Great was the King of Judea who is said to have preserved the body of his dead wife in honey for seven years.

With more than 100 works on display, the European show is a chance to see masterpieces by golden age artists, including ...

Italians voted in a referendum to choose the future institutional form of the state. Around 54 percent decided to replace the ...

The Third Coast. The Windy City. Sure, when people think of big cities in the movies, Los Angeles or New York leap to mind, ...

“There is a tide in the affairs of men,” says Shakespeare’s Caesar, “which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” The ...