The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been got its history wrong?

Finally, explore two of the most famous homes of the modern royal family: Windsor Castle – where princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were evacuated to during the Second World War – and Buckingham Palace ...

The Baron of Retz and veteran of the Hundred Years’ War confessed to monstrous crimes of torturing and murdering children.

From D-Day to HMS Belfast and Sir Winston Churchill, The Royal Mint’s military-themed coins pay tribute to the nation’s most ...

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Having taken to the tracks to explore the histories of Ancient Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, Alice Roberts now turns her attention to the world of the Ancient Greeks. She begins in the northern city ...

This statement is just one symbol that many point to as evidence of how Welsh history has often been overlooked or merged with its closest neighbour. Within that history, the contributions of women ...

“One can hardly imagine a human being in a more degraded and brutalised condition than that in which I found this female.” The woman, Anna Stone, had been found naked, filthy and chained with several ...

In the early 13th century, Wanyan Yongji, mighty emperor of the Jin, sent a message to an upstart warlord who had had the temerity to invade his territory. “Our empire is as vast as the sea,” it read.

Which countries were involved? The Second World War involved almost every part of the world. But the key players were the Axis powers on one side (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and on the other side the ...

What does the 'Ides of March' mean? The term ‘Ides’ had a perfectly practical – and in no way sinister – meaning to the Romans. Their calendar, in connection with the phases of the Moon, used three ...

The name Ashurbanipal can hardly be counted among the most famous when it comes to ancient leaders. Against the likes of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and many others, he may struggle, ...