They are believed to be the only Roman gold mines in Britain, with evidence of the sophisticated techniques they used still visible today. The Romans created large open-cast workings and dug ...

When it comes to the U.S. policy toward Venezuela, advocates within the Trump administration for a campaign of maximum pressure against the Venezuelan government and President NICOLÁS MADURO are in ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks finished sharply lower on Thursday as investors scrambled for the safety of bonds, ...

Many technological breakthroughs, from Bronze Age tools and Roman aqueducts to the electricity ... Whether the Romans’ control of Cypriot copper mines, or Britain’s diverse colonial copper ...

The city has a rich history, dating back to Roman times. In the 12th century, it was a small market town and port, but it grew to become a major hub for trade and tin mining. At the heart of the ...

The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the 18th Century. During this time, paper money was first issued in British Ind ...

The Hallstatt culture was the first culture of peoples that can truly be considered “Celtic.” This period was preceded by the Central European Urnfield and Tumulus cultures of the late and middle ...

From 6000 BC, the Chinese harvested salt crystals from Lake Yungchen which partially dried in the summer sun. Many other ...

Each week, the Journal invites readers to test their local knowledge by identifying a historic location from the past. Last ...