The paper “Saint Patrick's birthplace & the names of the Roman forts along the Antonine Wall” states that new Roman period place names assigned to four places along the Antoinine Wall, which ...

The eclectic, prolific author wrote more than 90 novels — primarily fantasy and science fiction, but also horror, erotica, mysteries and historical fiction. If you’ve never read her work, here ...

In her new book “She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street,” historian Paulina Bren retells the history of American finance. Long considered a boys club, Bren reframes the trading floors ...

Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was built to mark the boundaries of the Roman Empire and to keep the Scots out. Constructed after the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD by the Roman army ...

Readers who don’t want to spend $30 for a new hardcover nonfiction book can no longer count on the release of a lower-cost paperback edition. Traditionally, the paperback would hit the shelves ...

Moncton's annual literary will honour late Acadian novelist and playwright Antonine Maillet with a special literary show, showcasing the depth of her writing. Ariane Savoie, executive director of ...

Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, writes in a new book that he intends to be reincarnated outside China and called on the Tibetan people to reject any successor chosen by Beijing.

Experts are investigating the discovery of a mysterious Roman artefact uncovered in an Iron Age settlement under an Ayrshire distillery. Archaeologists believe the enamelled bronze brooch may have ...

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Wall Street is puking big-time, and the Sell buttons are working overtime whenever the word “tariff” passes from Donald Trump’s lips. If you listen to the fat cat community long enough, you ...

Whenever I am asked a difficult question about Scottish history, I point out I am merely a history writer and not  a professional historian ...