Left: Tsar Nicholas II, the last reigning Emperor of Russia ... A stature of a man-headed lion, now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which once adorned an Assyrian palace in Nimrud ...

When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...

From the moment he was crowned Tsar, his reign was an utter catastrophe. Forgotten Asian Actors Man walked 250,000 steps in a week to see what it would do to his body BUDGET 2025: SG60 vouchers to ...

After over 150 years of elegantly cruising at the top, St. Moritz – the world's original ski resort – is finally starting to ...

In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade ...

In the meantime, the assassinations started piling up. In 1904, Governor-General Nikolai Bobrikov was the first to be taken down by the Finns. Soon after, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, a relative ...

Scotland is an old hand at state visit pageantry – and well versed in heckling the great and the good, writes Royal commentator Alastair Bruce ...

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In the 150 years since he created them, the joyful botanical prints of the Victorian artist, poet and socialist activist William Morris have gathered ...

International Women's Day, observed on March 8, traces its roots to early feminist movements, labour protests, and ...