Soviet investigators had obtained compelling evidence of Hitler’s death – but Moscow’s public statements told a different ...

Rome attributed its founding, religious institutions and early political organisation to seven kings. These mythical monarchs ...

Having pondered the traits that mark out those who reach the top of the tree and achieve greatness there, Mike Soutar – host ...

When he was captured by the Nazis in 1944, George Lascelles – the eldest nephew of King George VI – became one of Colditz ...

History's Greatest Dishes serves up a feast of facts about some of the past's most remarkable delicacies. Expect culinary ...

When the men of 44 Commando occupied a position called Pinner near Kangaw, in western Burma, they dug in and waited. The knew the opposing Japanese forces were nearby. Why were they not attacking? “It ...

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I’m Dave, and I’m broadly in charge of all the content we produce across the HistoryExtra portfolio, so that’s the print magazine, the website, podcasts, video output, apps and live events. Obviously ...

We know what the ‘wall’ bit means for definite. It has the exact same etymology as Wales, which is possibly slightly better known than the ‘wall’ bit of Cornwall. It is an English word – or, I should ...

Today, drag kings are generally women, transgender men or non-binary people performing in male drag on stage. Lesser known than their drag queen counterparts, drag kings often tackle problematic male ...

What comes to mind when considering the corset’s history? Perhaps images of women gasping for breath as their waists are cinched to near-impossible dimensions, or even fainting from the constriction ...