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As part of our Historian at the Movies series, Professor Paul Cartledge from the University of Cambridge reviews action movie Hercules. Played by Dwayne Johnson, Hercules has chosen to live as mortal and has become a mercenary. Alongside five companions he travels ancient Greece selling his services and using his reputation to intimidate enemies **Please be aware that this review contains spoilers**

For most of the five centuries since Henry VIII sent his chief minister to the scaffold on 28 July 1540, historians have cast Thomas Cromwell as a scheming, rapacious vulture. But does this characterisation really do him justice? Diarmaid MacCulloch investigates This article was published in the March 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

From courtiers to accidental death, we’ve rounded up 10 of our best Tudor history podcasts

Toys and clothes are just some of the objects on show at Buckingham Palace this month

The fighting that raged in the east during the First World War was just as fierce as that on the western front, but – according to historian Dr Prit Buttar – the battles between Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany do not hold the same recognition. Now, Buttar is to redress this balance with his account of the chaos and destruction that ensued when the three powers collided

Historical drama The Mill returns to television screens for a second series this weekend