This ancient sword found on an island in Denmark is incredibly well-preserved despite dating back to 1100 and 900 B.C.E.

Whether you’re an outdoor adventurer or a solo traveler in pursuit of a life-changing getaway, there’s no substitute for a ...

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...

The Norse explorer Erik the Red arrives in Greenland with a fleet of Viking ships, according to the medieval Icelandic sagas. The Norsemen established two settlements that had a peak population of ...

Matthew Goodman tells the true story of Kate Bonnefous and her Jewish friend Etta Shiber, who rescued Allied soldiers trapped ...

Archival photos show how Greenland became a Danish territory and why the United States is seeking to take control of the ...

A new book by Marion Maxwell celebrates the life of Monica de Wichfeld, a Fermanagh-born WWII resistance hero.

Pan Macmillan; £18.99 The last eight months of the war in Europe were among the bloodiest and most destructive. Adolf Hitler ...

Novelized accounts of historical figures’ lives are hugely popular. But do we really want to draw back the curtain on history ...

Founder of Daunt Books and managing director of Waterstones picks his favourites. He will be in conversation with David ...

Clay: A Human History,” by Jennifer Lucy Allan, is a collection of fascinating fragments, from ancient myths to music made in ...

US interests in Greenland are closely tied to its broader strategies for maintaining global dominance. These strategies are ...