Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer and legislator Patrick Henry to persuade Virginia ...

Shelves and surfaces are adorned with flags, statues and ornaments ... but an imposing portrait by Charles Willson Peale from 1776, showing the first president with a sword.

Of course, the history of North America since 1776 is but a blip in the annals of imperial Chinese history. The book suffers from Pomfret’s habit of filling in the back story of every character that ...

DESPOT Vladimir Putin has launched a scathing attack on Britain with Russia now blaming the UK for "instigating" World War Two. Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) shockingly excused Adolf ...

RESIDENTS of Britain's "hippiest town" have accused caravan nomads of chasing each other with axes and leaving faeces on the street. A new wave of van dwellers and squatters have left locals in a ...

The cost of replacing the submarines carrying Britain’s nuclear deterrent has ballooned by more than £5bn in just three years, according to official documents. The Ministry of Defence (MoD ...

People gather in the street to support a protester holding a Palestinian flag who has climbed the side of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock’s bell “Big Ben”, at ...

Civil wars are notoriously the worst of all armed conflicts. To the miseries of danger, death, wounds, heat, cold, disease, fatigue and separation from homes and loved ones is added an extra twist – ...

Britain has thwarted the launch of Tesla’s self-driving car software, limiting key features and further risking the ire of Elon Musk. Department for Transport (DfT) officials have frustrated ...

A web of Russian spy cells under Putin’s command could be operating in Britain, a counter-terror chief has warned. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the ...