While Haiti was isolated from the world, fictionalized accounts of its only monarch, Henry Christophe, were often written and ...

St. Patrick's Day's color transitioned from blue to green, reflecting Irish independence and identity changes.

The upper house of parliament in Westminster, a bastion of British nobility, remains festooned with conspicuous links to Ireland and the Republic. The Irish harp is still part of the royal ...

Today, the capitalized “Lady” remains a title in British nobility, paired with “Lord.” The evolution of “woman” from wifman led to some misconceptions. Some interpreted wifman as “wife-man,” implying ...

Gwyneth Paltrow spoke to Vanity Fair as part of a new cover story and pulled back the curtain a bit on her big return to ...

Gambling has thousands of years of Hindu origins, which is astonishing. Gambling is everywhere throughout India's sacred ...

It was commissioned by Consuelo, the Dowager Duchess of Manchester, an American who married into British nobility. And she supplied the more than a thousand brilliant-cut diamonds and 400 rose-cut ...

To truly get an impression of the place, the only way is by traveling it, she believes. For the next 44 years, Rawson ...

Brad Pitt's surprising royal lineage traces back to King Henry II—keep reading to uncover his fascinating medieval connection ...

Telangana government job titles reflect historical legacy, including roles like Dubash, Bhoi, and Masalchi with unique duties and salaries.

Once reserved for the warrior caste, the ‘prestige’ associated with the act of Sati led to its proliferation. Until the ...

The daughter of Prince Charles-Louis of Orléans, Duke of Chartres, was presented with a suitably romantic ring ...