What did everyday life look like for the millions of ordinary people living in Tudor England? Historian Ruth Goodman found ...

For seven decades, From Our Own Correspondent has brought reflections on life abroad and analysis of foreign affairs to radio audiences. Excuse enough to gather Kate Adie, Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...

Want to know more about Jane Austen, her novels and the period she lived in? Lauren Good has curated a selection of essential ...

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a grieving nation turned towards spiritualism in the hope of seeing the dead once ...

There have been many examples of pointed hats in history, but it remains unclear how any of them became a must-wear for the witches ...

It might seem astonishing that so much political energy could be consumed by what came to be known as the Petticoat Affair, which began in 1829 when members of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet and their wives ...

You're a sailor (or, maybe even a famous pirate). Several weeks out to sea, you come across another ship that seems to be acting strangely. Getting a closer look, you realise it is floating adrift, ...