By shooting an apple off his son’s head, William Tell inspired both the Swiss people to fight for independence and a ...

Despite only housing prisoners for a matter of months, a small island on the Ob River in Siberia was such a violent and ...

Following the death of the former US president in December, historian Mark White recalls the life and work of a leader whose ...

When it comes to popes, the current split between men and women is 266 to zero. But, as Jonny Wilkes explores, that hasn’t ...

Poisoned sweets. Criminal misdeeds. And a sex scandal involving… the prime-minister.

Smothered by sheets of ice and rugged tundra, Greenland is the world’s largest island. Situated in the cold waters of the north Atlantic and crossing through the Arctic circle, the sparsely populated ...

When we asked more than 20 of Britain's leading historians to nominate the best historical movies of all time, we certainly weren't expecting this. So what did make the final list of the 100 best ...

Of all the examples of pyramids in Egypt, the most famous is certainly the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still surviving, and for ...

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