18th-century love letters to French sailors found unopened in British archive
"I could spend the night writing to you. I would not find space to sign. I am your forever faithful wife. Good night, my...
Myanmar’s rich past gives hope for brighter future
It was a land where Thai theatre troupes performed the ancient Indian epic Ramayana to Burman courtiers; Ethiopian merchants jostled with Persians and Portuguese;...
Unsung Jewish engineer was crucial to Britain’s WW2 effort
A forgotten Jewish engineer who fled to London from Nazi Germany played a central part in modernising the Royal Air Force and contributing to...
Chicken soup and sweet beets among earliest English recipes
A garlicky chicken soup, beef with dill and leeks, and beetroot dressed with honey are among the earliest English culinary recipes, a historian has...
B-17 veteran’s memoir reveals horrors and heroism of air war
They faced flak, fighter planes and fear of their own comrades' stricken aircraft knocking them from the sky. It was combat that left bomber...
