Theodoros Kolokotronis is undoubtedly the ultimate symbol of the Greek War of Independence, which took place from 1821 to ...

The Prince of Wales noted that his great-grandmother "gave refuge to a Jewish widow, Rachel Cohen, and two of her five children to save them from deportation to the death camps," noting how it "was an ...

The House of Wittelsbach started ruling the European nation in 1832 before Glücksburg became the ruling house in 1862 following the unpopularity of King Otto. George I was installed as the monarch, ...

The Greek prince - the second son of the late King Constantine of Greece and his ... which have been flooded with supportive comments from fans during her challenging year. One recently wrote ...

During a meeting ... Court statement. The King warned of the dangerous escalation in the West Bank and violations of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. The meeting also covered expanding ...

Follow live: 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau The difficult question about Auschwitz that remains unanswered Russia focuses on Soviet victims of WW2 as officials ... In 1943, the King's ...

Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on 27 January each year, remembers the six million Jews murdered during World ... In 1943, the King's grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece, saved a ...

In 1937, near Port Dickson, Malaysia, a king cobra was caught and recorded as the longest venomous snake at 18 feet 8 inches. Taken to the London Zoo, its fate changed with World War II's outbreak.