King Charles is set to be given a rare honour at Sydney Harbour following an apparent snub from Australian officials ahead of ...

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western ...

If your surname is O’Neill, you could make some claim to Irish royalty, since it is believed that name originated with Niall Naoigallach (or Niall of Nine Hostages), a legendary high king of ...

Persistent questions surrounding the identity of Christopher Columbus may finally have been solved, and let’s just say that ...

The Makara is a dragon-headed, fish-bodied mythical animal first introduced into China along with Buddhism. The latter was ...

The latter group later adopted the surname Xiao, modeling themselves on Xiao He, the right-hand man of Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in whom Abaoji saw himself. "Ever since ...

Credit: Forestfarmer / Wikimedia Commons As mentioned earlier, a century later the Yamato Ōken or Yamato Royalty emerged ...

His surname, however, will forever connect him ... in Denver before joining the Knicks in 2011. The concept of NBA royalty's heirs following in their father's footsteps is nothing: Jacob Wilkins ...

The quaint New Forest village of Burley has an intriguing history, one that's reflected in the unusual surnames of its past inhabitants. A delve into the parish register reveals a ...

If the surname sounds familiar, well, it should. The Shondells are volleyball royalty in Indiana, beginning with the late Don Shondell, Kyle’s grandfather, who started the men’s volleyball ...

KEEPING kids active is crucial – but it’s not always cheap. That’s why we’re once again teaming up with Specsavers to launch Free Footie Kits for Kids. In the last two years, we’ve given away ...