Some folks mis-remember the story of old King Canute. We’ve heard the (surely apocryphal) tale told of Canute The Great ordering the ocean’s waves to stop, and they, of course, didn’t obey his ...

Sveinsson Knut, Canute the Great, King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018 and King of Norway from 1030 until he died in 1035, was perhaps the most successful and effective of the early ...

The King’s visit to the Vatican was, of course, terrifically moving, but the great question is, was it actually the first ...

Sweyn Forkbeard rose from Jomsviking warrior to king of three kingdoms, seizing thrones with unmatched force and ambition.

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Like medieval King Canute's unsuccessful attempt to command the incoming tide to stop, central banks' attempts to push back against swelling interest rate cut bets seem ...