The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

It is less known, however, for setting the table for a kingdom-wide kilt ban decades later. That year, King James II (he was ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran ...

Thomas of Argos was a Greek mercenary who served King Henry VIII of England in the 16th century in the wars against Scotland ...