Second World War“A reminder of my responsibility to ensure the peace we’ve enjoyed for 80 years continues”: Sir Keir Starmer on VE Day
General ancient historyThe ancient Mesopotamian civilisation’s weirdest job? Meet the veterinary exorcist
MedievalThis medieval king was hunted down and brutally murdered — and we still don’t know who killed him
Medieval“I counted the penises in the Bayeux Tapestry and I have no regrets”: what one Oxford professor found when he studied the rudest bits of the embroidery
Second World WarWW2’s ‘Blackout Ripper’: how a respected war hero manipulated the Blitz and became a serial killer
RomanHow the Romans "reversed circumcision" and 5 other shocking medical realities from the ancient empire
Second World WarSimon Schama on British history if Hitler had beaten Churchill: "The Holocaust would have happened here"
Georgian“A monster of egotism”: Dominic Sandbrook reveals the secret to Admiral Nelson’s unstoppable success
MedievalWas Henry III the worst king in medieval history? Our expert uncovers one of England's most disastrous reigns
Second World WarThe strange story of the Nazi obsession with this legendary artefact still isn't over
Anglo-SaxonA threesome with his wife and mother-in-law: the scandalous story of why one Anglo-Saxon king skipped his coronation
