A recently auctioned 1998 letter to his confidant Dudley Poplak offers unprecedented insight into King Charles outlook on ...

The University Arms, whose background colour is azure, contains a gold-edged open book at its centre, on which is inscribed Disce Doce (Learn and Teach). On either side is a sheaf of eight silver ...

A scallop shell representing the family of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a golden lion have been chosen to form part of a new council's coat of arms. West Northamptonshire Council unveiled the ...

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they ...

rain-repellent gabardine trench coats were worn in the trenches of World War I, and became a symbol of war-time Britain. But the coat soon moved beyond the battle lines and entrenched (ehem) itself in ...

After the Great War of 1914-1918 Britain was left with one predominant desire--to live in peace. Fifteen years later, however, world-stirring events brought a new threat to democracy and a new ...

Jack Straw tightened the rules on arms exports last night as Britain delivered its strongest criticism yet of Israel's military operations in Jenin and other Palestinian towns. The move came on a ...

Information on the outstanding medieval church of St Peter & St Paul, Appledore, Kent, with a church history, beautiful ...

The ACT's coat of arms has been displayed incorrectly as part of the government's "logo" on a number of public buildings around Canberra. In some cases, the swans appear to be the wrong way around.

Calculated outrageousness is in this year - from Britain’s Adam & the Ants to New York’s Plasmatics - and a leading contender is Minneapolis’ 20-year-old Prince, whose black satin bikini underwear and ...

A look at some of the people who turned up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, hoping to advance plans for ...

Johnson’s death highlighted the need to better protect hockey players, but most NHLers remain 'stubborn' about adopting ...