The Aga Khan, who has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, was best known in this country as a horse breeder. He owned many stud farms in Ireland and was the owner of “wonder horse” Shergar, which in ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

A list of the 90 or so "captains" who were Ireland's autonomous royal families around 1515 has recently come to light ...

To mark this significant milestone, Seamus Heaney HomePlace will host a series of special events including an exploration of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece ...

UK Farage says he has ‘disagreed’ with King in past, but now they have ‘a laugh’ The Reform UK leader attended a reception for newly elected MPs and Members of the House of Lords at ...

King would play his college ball at the University of Oklahoma before being picked up with the sixth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1989 NBA draft. As far as being a part of Celtic ...

The coins, minted under the rule of the Celtic king Cunobelinus, were found alongside hundreds of Roman coins by two amateur archaeologists in Bunnik, near Utrecht. Dating back to around AD 43, the ...

Similarly, our Goddess had a sacred cow that suckled a king, the same as Queen ... children were baptized with milk in Ireland. Fascinating or obvious, these ancient races relied on the land ...

If ancient history is your thing ... Located on the River Boyne, it is said to be the actual seat of the High Kings of Ireland. Nearby is the site of the Battle of The Boyne, one of the key ...

The Irish coins date from the middle of decades of AD 1000 and were all minted in Dublin, and feature the profile of King Sihtric Silkbeard who served as Norse King of Dublin from AD 989 to 1036.