It was in the late summer of 1527, when a wave of bubonic plague struck the university city of Wittenberg, in Saxony.

Rosendo Salvado was a Spanish Benedictine monk, missionary and author. He was the son of Peter Salvado and his wife Francisca Rotea.

Johann Sebastian Bach is arguably the greatest composer of all time. But what motivated him?

It’s well known that Communism killed 100 million people, but few are aware of the obsession Karl Marx had with the Devil.

Not many academics are brave enough to defend the record of the British Empire.

What do Beyoncé, the Beatles, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nina Simone, Béla Fleck and Pat Metheny all have in common (besides being great musicians)?

There is an easy solution to protect our national monuments from anti-Australia vandals. The question is: Are we brave enough to enact it?

The writing is on the wall for Captain Cook’s Cottage in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens.

Sixteen-year-old Amelia reflects on what makes Australia Day special to her family, who migrated to Australia seventy-three years ago.

[Communism in China series: Part 1] The fall of the Chinese monarchy and the rise of communism under Yat-Sen.