9. It took Smith another 14 years to gather enough information and funds to publish the first version of his map of Great Britain. 10. Smith dedicated the map to Sir Joseph Banks, the then President ...

BOOK I. is divided into three sections; the first deals with the growth of England from the time of the Roman invasion to the beginning of the sixteenth century, the second with the building-up of ...

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The dig took place at Mont-Saint-Jean farm in present-day Belgium, targeting an area that served as a field hospital during ...

As experts crown the best boozers across Britain, see which of the award-winning pubs are closest to where you live.

You See Us," a sweeping exhibition at London's Tate Britain, spotlights the U.K.'s great women artists from 1520 to 1920.

The map is marked ‘A’ north of the line and ‘B’ south of it. France would have control of A, which became Syria, and Britain of B, which they carved into Iraq, Jordan and Palestine.

Great Britain defended its team eventing title from Tokyo, claiming a second consecutive gold medal in a competition that it dominated from start to finish. There never seemed to be any doubt that the ...

Three years ago, Tom Daley and his Great Britain diving partner were the only group that could keep China's divers from a gold medal. With the win, China keeps the hopes alive of sweeping gold in all ...