True movie-set war stories from Paul Biddiss, the British Army soldier who's lent his expertise to Gladiator II, Mission: ...

Like many things throughout history, everyday items (that, let's face it, are probably in your home right now) often have ...

The city centre is medieval, walled in 1330 and given city rights in 1347 ... and a towering church. The city was occupied by ...

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin's symbol of death and division has been turned into a ...

This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of ...

The Sinfonietta DuPage hosts its first concert of the season featuring Timothy Archbold on cello in Luigi Boccherini’s ...

Tonight, Lewes hosts the world’s biggest Bonfire procession, but there’s much more to the town beyond the pyromania ...

When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.

I’ve researched the rare moments of intimacy during war, when enemies see the humanity in each other and forge unlikely ...

Britain hired close to 30,000 German soldiers, many from the principality of Hesse-Cassel, to augment its forces in America. Infantry troops and elite fusilier units participated in almost every ...

Maximus Decimus Meridius, eat your heart out. 10 years ago, Paul Biddis was an extra. Now he is a military consultant on every big project you can think of: Gladiator 2, House of the Dragon, Rings of ...