General ancient historyOn ancient battlefields, the world's oldest civilisations turned beloved pets into weapons of war
Second World WarStep inside the covert WW2 spy network that trained women to kill with their bare hands
Cold WarThe CIA’s most unlikely Cold War weapon? A secret smuggling operation that terrified Soviet censors
Second World WarThink James Bond's pure fantasy? His creator's real WW2 missions were more outrageous than you'd believe
RomanA hidden Roman villa? A pair of "remarkable" swords might have just unlocked its ancient secrets
RomanAre you healthier than a Roman? These ancient secrets for longevity are still shockingly relevant
General ancient historyWere ancient Ireland’s ‘incestuous elites’ just a myth? A tomb older than Stonehenge has new answers
General ancient historyLong before the Bible, an ancient Mesopotamian civilisation predicted one of its most famous stories
RomanYou probably eat these foods every day, so why did the ancient Romans think they were disgusting poison?
VikingIn his mother’s womb, he was fated to avenge his father – how was pregnancy understood in the Viking age?
General prehistoryA Bronze Age Brexit: why did these Britons mysteriously cut themselves off from Europe?
Second World WarWinston and the platypus: how a bizarre WW2 diplomacy mission to influence Churchill ended in death and tragedy
General ancient historyBehold his nightmarish nether regions: this ancient Mesopotamian demon was secretly a divine hero
20th CenturyShe exposed the horrors of Britain’s secret concentration camps – so why was she demonised?
Iron AgeThe Romans were blamed for massacring these Iron Age warriors. But did they actually murder themselves?
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
