Tchaikovsky may have loathed it, but his 1812 Overture has just been voted the UK's most popular piece of classical music ... use of church bells and cannons during the triumphant climax.

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

Andrew Jackson had a long history with the Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war against Creek ...