The great-great grandson of 19th-century British prime minister William Gladstone says he “shocked and horrified” to learn about seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guy ...

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace ...

Some 70 art galleries from the UK and around the world are exhibiting at the 12th annual Art London, which opens in the special marquee ...

but discussions about the political power of the working class first gained prominence in 19th century Britain. This is where, during the Industrial Revolution, a new urban working class was ...