They might have fought as enemies in the 9th century, but the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons shared common languages and deep ...

The botched Bay of Pigs invasion stands as one of several US failings in the 1960s as the Cold War rolled on. Why was it such ...

History’s most famous embroidery has sparked endless fascination and controversy over the circa 950 years since its creation.

As familiar notions suggest, medieval medicine was influenced by herbs and humours. But these factors were part of a broader ...

The Great Heathen Army wasn’t a single unified force, but rather a shifting coalition of warbands whose multi-layered ...

Feared as savage invaders, the Huns posed a serious threat to Rome – but their goal wasn’t conquest, or Roman annihilation ...

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This six-part video course covers everything you need to know about Nazi Germany, guided by historian, author and broadcaster Laurence Rees Roger Moorhouse is a historian specialising in modern German ...

As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch – a rule of 68 years and counting – it’s fair to say that Queen Elizabeth II has probably seen it all. Prime ministers have come and gone; the royal family itself ...

So, you’re a person living in the medieval period and you find yourself on the wrong side of the law, or simply on the wrong side of the powerful. What worries you most: being locked up in a cell, ...