Location

'The Landing of St Augustine in Kent', AD 597

General ancient history

Q&A When did Christianity first arrive in Britain?

Engraving of emperor Commodus's death

Cheese, angry gods and shoddy surgeons: the unlikely deaths of Roman emperors

King Richard I, aka Richard the Lionheart. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Richard the Lionheart may not have spoken English – plus 7 more surprising facts

Photograph of John Snow in 1856

The Broad Street cholera outbreak: how bad was it and how was it contained?

Illustratuon of Elizabeth I in a cage

What if... The Spanish Armada had landed?

St George’s Day: 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about England’s patron saint

Tomb of Richard the Lionheart

How did Richard the Lionheart die? And where is he buried?

In the Shoshone Canyon in the Idaho Territory during the late 19th century, members of Clarence King's Geological Exploration of the 40th Parallel conduct a survey. In the background are the Shoshone Falls. (Photo by CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Why the American Wild West was a “hotbed of scientific discovery”

Illustration of Boudica, victorious over the Romans

What if… Boudica had defeated the Romans?

The Resurrection of Jesus

Easter eggs, Jesus Christ and the Easter bunny: the history and origins of Easter

Frances Griffiths poses with the fairies

Fairies, rabbit births and an ‘ancient’ tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes?

Portrait of Queen Anne

Queen Anne’s reputation: why isn’t she more fondly remembered?

Two scenes from the Chronique de St Denis, late 14th century. The left-hand scene depicts the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France in 1137. The scene on the right shows Louis departing by ship to go on the Second Crusade in 1147. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Eleanor of Aquitaine: the medieval queen who took on Europe’s most powerful men

Olivia Colman as Queen Anne in 'The Favourite'. (Photo by Twentieth Century Fox/Entertainment Pictures)

The best historical TV shows and films to stream right now

A portrait of the young Elizabeth I. (Photo by Art Collection 2/Alamy Stock Photo)

The Library Elizabeth I's personality: the unfathomable queen