A six-bedroom mansion in the upmarket London neighbourhood of Mayfair where exiled French emperor Napoleon III was entertained in the mid 19th century is up for sale. The grand five-storey Georgian ...

1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar launched by France and Spain against the British colony during American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months. 1812: Lord Byron makes his maiden ...

These masterpieces cemented Dickens's legacy as one of the greatest literary figures of all time. Dickens also worked as an editor and journalist. His articles often highlighted social injustices, ...