The 20th President of the United States had the potential to be one of the greats, according to many – until his ...
Ancient Roman gladiators are often imagined as chiselled, bronzed heroes of the arena, akin to today’s top athletes. But the ...
Lucretia Garfield, also known as Crete, was the wife of US President James A Garfield and served briefly as First Lady in ...
In 1605, a small band of English Catholics tried to destroy the king, his family and parliament in a single explosion. This ...
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