Early comic panel illustration

England

The Spanish Armada: Tudor spin portrayed the events of August 1588 as a glorious English victory but, argues Robert Hutchinson, bad weather and bad tactics had more to do with the Spanish fleet's failure than Elizabethan derring-do. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Spanish Armada: England's lucky escape. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire

Visit historic Warwick

Grosvenor Museum, Chester

Polperro Museum, Cornwall

Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridgnorth Castle, Shropshire

A noisy history of the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III discovery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leicester 'not trusted' with Richard III remains

Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield

An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

20 important battles that shaped Britain

The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London

Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

Are these the most overrated people in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Effigy of Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Where history happened: the cult of Thomas Becket. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rydal Mount, Cumbria

Historic Helmsley

Suzannah Lipscomb on the importance of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The scandal of female miners in 19th-century Britain

Cowdray, West Sussex

Visit historic Carlisle

Rochester Castle

Shibden Hall, Halifax

Sudley House, Liverpool

‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, c1460. From the collection of the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages

The White Tower, one of the oldest parts of the Tower of London complex, was built by William the Conqueror. (Getty Images)

Castles of the Conqueror

North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland

Woodcutting depicting the beheading of Charles I. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Britain’s civil wars: the 15 key moments. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peover Hall, Cheshire

Arundel Castle, West Sussex