Interestingly, the medieval period in Britain begins with a battle. In 1066 CE, the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning ...

From about 1150 onwards the monarchy began to play a much larger part in the management of the justice system in England. Of ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

The dimensions/proportions of the National Flag of Canada have an exact ratio of 2 to 1 (twice as long as it is wide), and must not be modified. The National Flag of Canada should not be written on or ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

An early medieval archeological site in the eastern Netherlands likely hosted cult rituals involving the “devil’s money.” But while the ruins indicate a local belief system based on pre ...

A rumor circulating online in early February 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites.

Silent consonants and slurred vowels have long been the norm among seafarers. So if all your nautical knowledge comes from books, you might be mispronouncing quite a few common terms (or at least ...

Medieval strategy game Foundation has just done that, with a major update from developer Polymorph Games and the promise of even more to come in the future. So far, it’s been a rousing success ...

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to ...

United States and North Carolina flags will remain at half-staff Thursday, Jan. 30. Flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.