Before he was the monarch with six wives – two of whom he had beheaded – Henry VIII was a Tudor adonis: attractive and active ...

When you think about the driving forces that contributed to progress in medieval Britain, you might think about the likes of ...

As tensions build between the US and its long-term allies, historian Sam Edwards examines how the international military ...

More than a century after the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin’s decision to organise the Soviet state around national ...

A fresh re-reading of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle suggests that King Harold Godwinson didn’t race south by land after Stamford ...

Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife, and the first to be executed. She was also the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. But how ...

From the Suez Crisis and Vietnam, to 21st-century political tensions, the alliance between Britain and the United States has ...

In ancient Rome, putting on theatrical plays was not just a form of entertainment – it became a powerful tool of propaganda ...

From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in the Middle Ages ...

The right to privacy is a pillar of modern human rights. It’s a concept so deeply ingrained in our society that it can feel universal. We assume that certain spaces like our homes – especially their ...

Duke William of Normandy, who would become known as William the Conqueror, arguably changed the course of English history more profoundly than any ruler before or since. Despite beginning life as a ...

There are many nations bidding for the title of best cuisine in the world, but one of the strongest candidates must be France. With its sophisticated cooking techniques, artistic presentation and, of ...