What was it like to be on the losing side of the English Reformation? Henry VIII's reforms meant upheaval, or worse, especially for the monks and nuns of one of his country's great priories.

"Call the Midwife" had the highest-rated new drama launch in the history of the BBC. Now, it has taken Canadian audiences by storm, following its premier on PBS in the Fall of 2012. 

“Bloody Mary”  sent archbishop Cranmer to the flames in 1556, to be sure. But a new book says there was more to Mary Tudor than merely religious zeal.

He may not like its justice system, but Conrad Black still gives high marks to America the nation. Already a biographer of U.S. presidents, Black has written a new book in praise of the USA.

Can you guess who is standing next to Winston Churchill? (Hint: it's not Mackenzie King.) Don't feel badly: as time passes, fewer Canadians are able to recognise even Churchill.

If only we had worked this closely two hundred years ago. National Geographic has just published the official U.S. National Park Service and Parks Canada guide to the War of 1812.

The bones found under a Leicester, England car park intrigued the world. We now know they belong to Richard III, thanks in large part to the DNA of the Ibsen family of London, Ontario.

In World War Two, a Victorian mansion in the heart of England was headquarters for the Allied Central Interpretation Unit.

Harry Gordon Selfridge was a charismatic American from Chicago. He rose from