Period

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.

St. Angela Merici explaining rules to eight sisters at founding of Ursuline Order, 17th century.

Why sex was a sin.

Painting of Polyhymnia

You've been getting Roman togas wrong your whole life - here's why

Episode 4Hampton Court Palace.

Episode 3Conwy Castle.

Episode 2Holyrood Palace.

Episode 1Hever Castle.

Rosa Luxemburg: life of the week.

Hever Castle.

Five shocking tales from Britain’s royal palaces.

Women's hidden role in religious reformation.

The history of British homes: everything you wanted to know.

The assassination of Julius Caesar on the 'Ides of March'.

Q&AWhy do we need to beware the Ides of March?

Wolfmen and amazons: why did the Greeks and Romans demonise their neighbours?.

Winston Churchill with his wife Clementine, 1941 (Photo by Daily Herald Archive/SSPL/Getty Images)

Winston Churchill: is he still the greatest Briton in history?.

Portrait of Frances Hoggan

General History

7 remarkable women who shaped Welsh history