Today in History for July 12: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel ...

1712: Death of former Lord Protector Richard Cromwell aged 85. 1730: Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII. On the same ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 12. Check what happened ...

Pupils at a Wellington primary school took to the stage to showcase their talents in front of a specially invited audience.

Finding love and companionship is difficult for everyone, but it becomes even more challenging when the future of nations ...

The Tudor period in England and Wales lasted from 1485 to 1603. It was a time when the Tudor dynasty was in control of the monarchy, and many great social and historical changes were taking place.

My regular readers will know that I love history. I also love a well-researched novel about British royalty and the Tudor ...

A Windsor property, once the home of an ill-fated wife of Henry VIII, will go up for auction this week. A four-bed, ...

The Fianna Fáil Minister for Higher Education James Lawless is in Fine Gael’s bad books after suggesting that third level ...

The 1975 film 'Jaws' was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw. Here's ...

In addition to the shark-hunting team, the cast consists of Lorraine Gray, who plays Brody's wife Ellen Brody ... working with Spielberg in the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Beyond ...

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over ...