Few of the world’s great cities share a pedigree and history as rich as Constantinople. Originally founded, according Greek mythology, by Byzas – son of the god Poseidon, the town once known as ...

IN a day of drama as outlandish as any plots from an operetta, Darlington Operatic Society bought and sold a derelict theatre within hours, losing a staggering £2,500 on the deal but saving a ...

The Byzantine empire's bronze horseman towered over the heart of Constantinople, assumed new identities, spawned conflicting narratives, and acquired widespread international acclaim. Because all ...

Enter the price, location and purpose of the property you're buying and our stamp duty calculator will tell you how much tax you'll have to pay on it. This calculator has been updated to reflect the ...

Chuck Berry was the last artist to perform at Brighton Hippodrome on 22 November 1964 before it closed. On Friday, an open day, with a performance from singing barber Peter Joannau, will be the ...

He was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Feb. 25 ...

How many stamps do you need to return your Ohio absentee ballot? The answer is different depending on where you live. Here's ...

In the Autumn Budget, stamp duty for buy-to-let properties and second homes increased by two percentage points. The table shows the current buy-to-let stamp duty rates in England and Northern Ireland.

Royal Mail has announced it will hike the price of first-class stamps by 30p due to "very real and urgent" financial challenges. The increase, which will kick in from 7 October, will see the price ...

Saint Nicephorus was born in Constantinople about the year 758, of pious parents; his father Theodore endured exile and tribulation for the holy icons during the reign of Constantine Copronymus ...

John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, followed by the rise of the Ottoman Turks in the 15th Century. Using monuments in Istanbul to ...

wbff- BALTIMORE — Happening at the Hippodrome, Cirque Du Soleil is excited to present "songblazers", a first of its kind innovative country themed show. Bruno Macaggi, one of the performers as ...