There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...

The U.S. will be celebrating next year, marking our daring break from Great Britain and the founding of the nation.

Eddie Instone served in the RAF during the Second World War and was chosen to 'fly the flag' for Great Britain during a ...

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

Vidyavati (Bhagat Singh), Moolmati (Ram Prasad Bismil), Putlibai (Gandhi), and Jijabai (Shivaji) – who fueled India's fight for freedom.

Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi had a strange relationship with the Raj. His ritualistic act of seeking prior permission from the ...

McGee saw Canada as a exemplary nation in which minority rights were respected, liberty and order were balanced, and the pace ...

The king of England's "Red Coat" British soldiers engaged with a motley focused group of providential farmers, shopkeepers ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington.” He helped to create the George Washington Book Prize, ...

While street performers entertain year-round, April’s warmer weather definitely ramps up their show frequency, most of which ...