Sing a Song of Sixpence is endlessly reinterpreted. One popular explanation makes it a rhyme about the Dissolution of the ...

Not only do you want to make sure that the name “suits” your baby boy or girl, but you also likely want it to be meaningful ...

As a Cuban exile, the author's multicultural identity was shaped by celebrating both American and Hispanic traditions. The ...

I knew that 'the right thing to do' would be to suffer in silence and 'be good'. But I also knew such a path would lead me to ...

Immingham was the last departure point for the Pilgrim Separatists who fled England in 1608 for Holland. They later boarded ...

Students who rock back and forth in their chairs, disrupt class by chatting, and receive reprimands in their planners seem to ...

There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

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New Year celebrations in Scotland are an important part of the calendar. Called Hogmanay, festivities such as fireworks and ...

Generations grew up believing in a dramatic divide between noble Saxons and conquering Normans, but the truth is far more intertwined. Family ties linked rivals across the battlefield, while later ...

Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, were discovered in the Galloway Hoard. Arm rings such as these, which are usually found in Ireland and ...

Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...