"Invictus" is an adjective in Latin meaning 'unconquerable/ invincible/ undefeated or unsubdued'. 'Invictus' was the poem recited by late Nelson Mandela while he was imprisoned for 27 long years. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may have only just found its place in the history books, but the inspiration behind the Paralympic-style multi-sport event that ...

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” This line, written by William Ernest Henley in his timeless poem ...

Historians in Gloucester are trying to raise awareness of one of the city's most influential residents. William Ernest Henley's work has inspired world leaders, royalty and even a Hollywood movie.

‘It matters not how strait the gate/How charged with punishments the scroll/I am the master of my fate/I am the captain of my soul.” For those who slept through English lit, that’s the last stanza of ...

Robert Siegel talks with Joseph M. Flora, professor of English at the University of North Carolina about the poem Invictus, by William Ernest Henley. Timothy McVeigh used the poem in lieu of his final ...

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. Pity the poet William Ernest ...