Behind the golden walls of the imperial harem, the real power of the Ottoman Empire often rested with its women. In this ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

The history of Russia is as expansive as its vast territories, reflecting the dynamic interplay of cultures, peoples, and epochs. Spanning millennia, Russia’s evolution ...

Britain’s Princess Anne has joined a dawn ceremony near the World War I battlefields on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to ...

Have you ever thought about where your favourite dishes came from – or that there was ever a time before they existed? We dig ...

As First Lord of the Admiralty since October 1911, Winston Churchill was political head of the Royal Navy. Although, vigorous ...

The 1934 film "It Happened One Night," a romantic comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, is attributed to staring the trend of women wearing men’s style PJs.

The Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 which ended with the battle of Adrianople was a significant conflict between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire that had important consequences, not only for ...

As per the reports, Smith was once the powerhouse behind her daughter’s booming YouTube empire. However, she came under the scanner after 11 former members of ‘The Squad’ accused her of abuse and ...

By 325, Constantine had legalized Christianity and strongly supported it as a unifying force in the Roman Empire. One reason for convening the council was to promote imperial unity by resolving ...

A rendering of the altar illustrates the painted panels of red, black and yellow depicting a person wearing a feathered headdress and flanked by shields or regalia. A buried altar recently ...