History

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on 17 January 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali transcended the sport of boxing to...

In a moment steeped in tradition and symbolism, Elizabeth was formally crowned Queen of England today in a grand ceremony...

Amidst a fervent mix of spectacle and simmering controversy, Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. This...

A leviathan takes to the water in Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland – May 31, 1911 – On a cool spring...

On a grim morning in Rouen, France, on May 30, 1431, a young woman named Joan of Arc was led...

Two men conquer the world's tallest peak At 11.30am on 29th May 1953, two figures stood triumphant atop the 29,035-foot...

In May 2011, Malta made history by becoming the last country in the European Union to legalise divorce, following a...

Peter the Great's vision rises from the marshes as St Petersburg is born On 27th May 1703, Russian Tsar Peter...

On 26th May 1977, audiences queued around the block at cinemas across America to witness something extraordinary. George Lucas's space...

The day the last Byzantine emperor died fighting on the walls of Constantinople On this day in 1453, the thunderous...