Period

Episode 6Caernarfon Castle.

The swordplay’s the thing: Henry VIII's Masters of Defence and the thrilling world of 16th-century fencing.

The radio revolution: how Britain found its frequency.

Body in the basement: Dr Crippen and the 'crime of the century'.

A colourised depiction of Julius Caesar wearing a laurel wreath and an armour.

The shockingly simple question historian Tom Holland would ask Julius Caesar

Episode 5Buckingham Palace.

HistoryExtra AcademyRoyal Residences, with Kate Williams.

The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons: how the kingdom of Mercia powered the rise of England.

A medieval mystery: the green-coloured children found in an English village.

Did Ronald Reagan 'Make America Great Again'?.

How Queen Victoria's aunt broke free of an abusive marriage.

Michael Wood on an astonishing Hindu pilgrimage.

Thomas Becket: life of week.

A medieval knight in a suit of armour fighting with a monk.

Why reporting a murder in medieval England could destroy your life

An ancient bas-relief from Capri depicts Tiberius – the second Roman emperor – and his lover. His scandalous reputation owes much to the work of Suetonius.

Monsters of Rome: do emperors such as Nero and Caligula deserve their reputations?.

The Philadelphia gun-runners who supplied the IRA.

My history heroJames Coomarasamy chooses Andrei Sakharov.

Members of the Nazi party examining the Bayeux Tapestry.

Second World War

The strange story of the Nazi obsession with this legendary artefact still isn't over

A depiction of King Æthelred II holding a sword

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

Aethelred II, known as Aethelred the Unready

Aethelred: why was the Anglo-Saxon king called ‘the Unready’?

Why Africa's history is more than just the slave trade.

The Great Stink: everything you wanted to know.

Handel's Messiah: the scandalous birth of a classical masterpiece.

Basildon Park in Berkshire

The profits of slaveryThe dire impact of empire on Britain's countryside.

A composite image of a dodo in front of a sea and a lighthouse in the background.

How Tibbles the cat single-handedly caused a Victorian-era extinction

The Victorians’ cocaine habit: why 19th-century Britain couldn't get enough of the 'miracle' drug.

The conversationWhat does history say about the climate crisis?.

A Japanese painting on silk, in a traditional Japanese style, of a Samurai warrior riding a horse.

General Early Modern

The 47 Rōnin: the true story behind the famous Japanese tale of revenge

A depiction of an attack by the 47 ronin

What is a rōnin in Japan, and how is it different to a samurai?

Women killers of the early modern era.