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Born into poverty in rural Kent, Private Thomas Highgate became the first British soldier executed for desertion during the First World War. His story reveals a young man haunted by illness, memory loss, and trauma, whose death became both a warning and, later, a symbol of compassion.

Imagine pointing a brass-era automobile towards the rim of the Grand Canyon—with no map, no road, and barely any certainty that you’ll...

When The Beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1962 for what would be their third stint in the city, they were expecting long nights,...

Princess Margaret, lounging on a couch on a lawn in Mustique in 1973 and surrounded by friends including. In the front row, from left to...

Evelyn Nesbit was one of the most recognisable faces of early 20th-century America – a model, actress, and chorus girl whose beauty...

In 1952, Jacques Léonard—born in 1909 in Paris—left behind a life of artistic opportunity and familiarity to settle in Barcelona, Spain....

In May 1955, Kiyoshi Tanimoto—a Methodist minister and Hiroshima survivor—arrived at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood under the...

In the great ledger of British history—wedged somewhere between the invention of the lawnmower and the founding of the Temperance...

If you’ve ever heard the name Dick Turpin, chances are you’ve pictured a daring highwayman galloping across the English countryside on a...

Daniel and his bus In 1973, while David Bowie was busy reinventing glam rock and the three-day week loomed over British industry, a young...

It’s hard to believe that a man could convince dozens of adults to leave their families, quit their jobs, and follow him into the forest...

In the bustling streets of post-war New York City, amidst a tide of returning soldiers, jazz clubs, and a booming urban life, Todd Webb...

From the clouded mist of 19th-century frontier legend emerges one of the most arresting, gruesome, and enduring characters of the...

On a chilly Tuesday night in March 1932, one of the most sensational crimes in American history unfolded in a quiet rural estate in New...

In the chaos of war, one man’s photographs spoke louder than words ever could. Larry Burrows, a name synonymous with iconic images from...

Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered worldwide as one of America’s most influential civil rights activists. Known for his steadfast...

In an age when airport security was little more than a handshake and a nod, one man managed to commit a mass murder that would send...

“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again…” These were among the final words Virginia Woolf ever committed to paper, penned in a...

Tucked away among the hills of Northern Lazio in Italy is a garden like no other. Imagine wandering through a lush landscape, turning a...

On 27 March 1977, an otherwise quiet Sunday in Tenerife, Spain's Canary Islands, was shattered by an unprecedented aviation tragedy. Two...

Decades before the FBI Behavioural Science Unit started profiling serial killers, before Ted Bundy’s chilling charm or Jeffrey Dahmer’s...

It’s not often that a woman with a past as a Parisian courtesan finds herself rubbing shoulders with royalty, marrying into Egyptian...

On a mild Saturday afternoon, March 25, 1911, as New Yorkers were finishing their workweek, tragedy ignited in the heart of Manhattan. In mere minutes, the bustling Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was engulfed in flames, forever imprinting its name in history as one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the United States. What began as a seemingly routine workday would end with unimaginable los, sparking major changes in labour laws and workplace safety that resonate even toda

When you think of aerial combat, the first things that might come to mind are the dogfights of Spitfires and Messerschmitts or the heavy...