In 1960, known as the “Year of Africa,” 17 African nations gained independence, 13 of them from France, marking the formal collapse of one of Europe’s largest colonial empires . Yet independence did ...

The British Museum has sent treasures from its collection back to India in a bid to 'undo colonial misinterpretation'. Eighty artefacts from ancient Greece and Egypt have been transferred to Mumbai's ...

After a pandemic-era return to Los Angeles, Kiran Rai embraced the home’s history—and her own—creating a retreat shaped by memory, not minimalism ...

A BRITISH power-tool supplier has entered administration with 111 members of staff losing their jobs. The DIY giant Toolstream announced the news on December 11 and blamed challenging trading ...

A fragment of the contested Parthenon sculptures of Ancient Greece on display at the British Museum in London. (photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Imagine your car is stolen. Overnight, you ...

Designer Kathryn M. Ireland says, “I think a house ought to have a soul. That takes respecting the house itself, as well as ...

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The town of Port Royal is located at the mouth of Kingston Harbour in southeastern Jamaica. It was a major 17th-century English port city. A devastating earthquake in 1692 submerged much of the town ...

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The English love a good crime show, and they’re also experts at making them. Watch With Us has curated a master list of the best British crime shows on streaming. Our first pick is the long-running ...