The son of author James Herriot shares stories from his childhood and reveals what the TV series All Creatures Great and Small gets right about his father.

The All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 premiere shows Siegfried struggling in Mrs. Hall’s extended absence. Siegfried’s ...

The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander ...

Alexander the Great had one legitimate child, a son named Alexander IV of Macedon. Alexander IV was born in 323 BC to ...

Selected by David Cannadine, the author of “Queen Elizabeth II: A Concise Biography of an Exceptional Sovereign.” ...

After embracing Islam, Japanese artist Şule Shinku Shirakawa moved from Tokyo to Istanbul, where she studies at Mimar Sinan ...

Applying the longest average reign length from the historical period to the six pre-Alexander I monarchs yields a foundation date of 573 BC, which the researchers round to 575 BC. This mathematical ...

The Russian invasion was an instant financial gain for several billionaires, from oligarchs who bought Western companies on the cheap to Russian merchants whose sales soared. Since Russian troops ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The final film of the late Glenda Jackson and, if he remains true to his word, of Michael Caine, “The Great ...

June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven directorial debut. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

Excavations at the Ani archaeological site in the eastern province of Kars have uncovered the remains of a Seljuk-era tomb structure known as a kümbet. Ani, a former Armenian capital and a UNESCO ...

Imagine your hometown could speak. What stories would it tell about the people who shaped it? If you live in cities like Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, you’ve probably heard a tale or ...