General History

General History

The big questionWhy did the west dominate history for so long?

General History

Q&AWhy are kissing gates so called and what is their significance as entrances to graveyards?

Forgotten science: 7 of the strangest scientific theories in history

A photograph of Queen Victoria c1887. (Alexander Bassano/Spencer Arnold/Getty Images)

General History

9 of history's best quotes

A brief history of camouflage

9 strange facts about the history of apples

A group of girls taking a bath as part of a contest to see who can wash the fastest.

General prehistory

Q&AHow old is bathing?

Queen Elizabeth II

How to be a successful monarch

Michael Wood on... the battle of Agincourt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From loincloths to corsets: a brief history of underwear with Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner

The ruins of 11th-century Corfe Castle in Dorset, England

Which century saw the most change?

General History

Complex Crimea: the history behind the relationship between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea

General History

What is the origin of the phrase ‘Dutch Courage’?

General History

Q&AQ&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

A European buyer of enslaved people

General History

Who started the enslavement of Africans in the Americas?

A depiction of enslaved people in a tobacco factory in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1874

General History

Were enslaved people in America ever paid for their work?

Gold Mining At Mount Alexander

Convicts and colonisers: the early history of Australia

When does history end?

A 1950s illustration of Vladimir Lenin on the sealed train between Switzerland and Russian. (Alamy)

10 ways to start a revolution

The 10 worst Britons in history