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

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 ...

That’s exactly what happened to an unnamed Swedish fisherman who hadn’t even cast his line yet. While digging for worms to ...

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

Without much fanfare London has become one of the world’s biggest markets for data centres anywhere in the world outside ...

Tim Berners-Lee may have the smallest fame-to-impact ratio of anyone living. Strangers hardly ever recognize his face; on “Jeopardy!,” his name usually goes for at least sixteen hundred dollars.

Scarred by the St. Brice’s Day massacre and shaped by his father’s endless wars, Canute rose from loss to become the ruler of England, Denmark, and Norway — the true North Sea Empire.

Political leaders believe they have the power to change the world at will. They certainly influence events, but they don’t control all the levers. In modern economies, the sheer force of individual ...

Hikaru Nakamura has been accused of disrespecting World Champion D Gukesh and undermining the spirit of sportsmanship during the USA vs India Checkmate tournament. The American grandmaster was seen ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...

For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...