April 2 is when some of the most important events in the world took place. Firstly, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age ...

The Bank of England says the base rate is “the single most important interest rate in the UK”. While average mortgage rates offered by lenders are normally a bit higher than the base rate, we’ve seen ...

Here is the timeline of the health troubles facing the royal family. Kate is secretly admitted to The London Clinic and undergoes abdominal surgery. She attends the clinic rather than King Edward ...

Juliet Jacques observes the pros and cons of archives, who’s represented in them and how past prejudices shaped ...

Downton Abbey may give a snapshot of British history, but no show depicts the UK quite like Coronation Street.

Aretha Franklin's Rose Estate, a gorgeous 1927 home, is situated along the ninth hole of the Detroit Golf Club in the Palmer ...

Trump has removed one thing from the Oval Office that has been there for 50 years. But why? - Origins of the Swedish ivy ...

Margaret Kilgallen was born in 1967 in Washington, D.C., and received her BA in printmaking from Colorado College in 1989. Shortly afterward, the artist moved to San Francisco, where she took up ...

It was the world's most famous houseplant that has sat on the mantel on the Oval Office since the JFK administration. But ...

Soviet ldr. Mikhail Gorbachev (L) mtg. w. his summit host Pres. Reagan, sitting, warmed by fire burning in ivy-topped fireplace, in WH Oval Office. (Photo by Dirck Halstead/Getty Images) ...

During her entrance, Sara declared her love for Margaret Thatcher and also admitted being argumentative and having a short temper. While in the house, she missed her graduation in marketing ...