In the days before the release of Pompeii: The New Dig, the team behind the series revealed a glimpse of one of the most ...

Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett ended the 12-day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, as dramatised in an Apple TV+ series, by shooting and ...

Johannes Bückler, also known as Schinderhannes, still has plenty of fans today who see him as the ‘German Robin Hood ’.

In the first lecture of the HistoryExtra Academy history of witchcraft course, Professor Marion Gibson explores attitudes to ...

In March 2022, in a speech in Jamaica, Prince William vocalised his deep “sorrow” over slavery and the devastating impact it had on individual lives and cultures internationally, throughout history. A ...

Contrary to the popular belief that mammoths died out around 10,000 years ago, after the end of the last ice age, small numbers of the huge mammals survived in several locations for another 6,000 ...

From films about famous monarchs to stories covered in Doctor Who, test your knowledge on historical film and television... Save 76% on the shop price when you subscribe today - Get 13 issues for just ...

1610: East India Company sea captain Sir Henry Middleton sails from England with three ships with instructions to establish trading links in India He was captured by the Turks after landing at Mocha ...

1) When he set off for space, Gagarin was dressed in a bright orange spacesuit and a helmet inscribed with ‘CCCP’ painted in red. The painted letters were a last minute addition, marking Gagarin as a ...

Think of a highwayman and the image conjured is of a dashing, even noble, criminal who robs the rich, saves damsels in distress and escapes the clutches of evil noblemen. Dick Turpin rode a jet-black ...

The history of the British royal family is littered with salacious scandals that have changed the country’s society and culture. Amid the PR challenges facing 21st century royals, we take a closer ...