By the 16th century, the term “act of God” had entered the English lexicon, meaning any natural event or disaster that was seen as both beyond human understanding (or prediction) and a direct ...

A rare 17th-century funeral ring found in a countryside field by a metal detectorist could sell for thousands of pounds at ...

In 1623, former Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow rushed west from Plymouth to visit Ousamequin, the Pilgrims’ Pokanoket ...

Among them was 'Dutch Courage', which often carries a slightly humorous or ironic undertone, implying that the courage is not ...

They battled scurvy, amputated limbs and treated deadly fevers, all while enduring the chaos of storms and warfare.

We gave you 64 facts about Wigan the other day, but with the borough being such a big place with a rich history, there are ...

The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical ...

The Great Plague of Marseille in 1720 was one of the last significant outbreaks of the bubonic plague in Europe ...

Barrington Stoke has landed a "magical high-stakes adventure" from Lindsay Galvin, marking the author's first book for the ...

Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?

Australia’s first case of bubonic plague was reported. By 1910, 1371 cases were reported with 535 deaths across the nation.

The year 2025 is almost here, which means we’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century. We’re in the business of looking ahead. And next year is going to be a big one, with debuts at ...