In September 2025, Aaron Koller will become the first Jew to join the university’s department of Middle Eastern Studies as the Regius Professor of Hebrew, a role established by King Henry VIII.

Today marks 39 years since Wallis Simpson, the woman who became Duchess of Windsor after King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry her, died at the age of 89. She played a notorious role in ...

From Henry VIII’s surprising second thoughts to the Duke of Norfolk’s unlikely ability to evade execution, and improved fortunes or diminished standing for others, find out what happened to ...

George – or Bertie, as he was known by the family – was the second son of King George V and ideally placed to succeed his elder brother David, whose 325-day reign as King Edward VIII had ended ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Culture, history, and community combined as one of the city's biggest Hispanic celebrations returned to downtown Houston on Saturday. Colorful vehicles and floats weaved ...

external People with haemophilia A have a shortage of a clotting agent called Factor VIII, while people with haemophilia B do not have enough Factor IX. In the 1970s, a new treatment using donated ...

It had caused quite the scandal when the then-King Edward VIII made known his desire to marry an American socialite and – yet more significantly – a divorcée, which was then regarded as incompatible ...

But more entertaining was the ritual innocent hostage-taking of the festival. Henry VIII tried to ban Hocktide (Photo via Getty) A perculiar Hocktide custom, on ‘Hock Monday’ women would capture men ...

One winter, along about 1958 or 1959, my brother and I came across a young pigeon in the haymow that was in distress. The temperature was cold, and the pigeon was weak. We talked our parents into ...