The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight Sarah Holzmann Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in ...

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WHSmith has announced a major change to one of its city centre stores after years of trade. The brand has been a staple of the British high street for decades and grew in popularity when Post ...

Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month’s modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past – and ...

Shoppers have been left baffled by WHSmith's decision to put security tags on packets of Cadbury Mini Eggs as part of their continuing fight against shoplifting. In an effort to thwart thieves ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

Aga Khan IV, who died earlier this week, will be buried with his predecessor in Aswan in Egypt. This is appropriate since Africa is where much of his Ismaili community’s fortunes were made. But the ...

A. Brad Schwartz is a doctoral candidate in American history at Princeton University and the author of Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News. He is writing ...

Last December, WHSmith attached security tags to advent calendars, £2 Terry’s Chocolate Oranges and card games as part of an effort to combat shoplifting during the Christmas period.

Industry experts hint that potential new owners might consider shuttering up to half of WHSmith's 500 high street stores. Amid exploring strategic options for its profitable high street business ...