Period

First World War

Life of the Week: Kaiser Wilhelm II

An undated portrait of Hypatia

My history hero: Hypatia (cAD 370–415).

Bali, Indonesia

My favourite place: Bali, Indonesia

Bletchley Park

WW2 espionage: The spies who surprised me.

The Death of General Wolfe

The Georgian craze for popular history

The end of the Cold War and British culture.

White horse of Uffington

Who were the Celts?.

BBC History Magazine

Announcing the winner and runners-up of the Inspiring History Writing competition

In pictures: Egypt – faith after the pharaohs

Frank McEachran: the real-life model for The History Boys’ star Hector.

Books interview with Mary Beard.

Richard III: A hostage to fortune.

“Studying history is the ultimate passport to the future”

Q&AWhy do we say ‘in the limelight’?

World War Two spies and an extraordinary naturalist.

Students at the Royal High School celebrate their A-Level results outside school in August 2007 in Bath, UK. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BBC History Magazine

Study History: Tips from an admissions tutor

Life of the Week: Ian Fleming

BBC History Magazine

Historian Lisa Jardine dies aged 71

The Last Kingdom and Agincourt.

17 unmissable battles podcasts

A 1985 production of 'Julius Caesar'. For all their despotism, Romans thanked their first three emperors for delivering them from the curse of civil war. (Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

The glorious Caesars.

A year in medieval England.

My favourite place: Tracy Borman

Tixall Gatehouse, Staffordshire. (Photo by The Landmark Trust)

10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings.

Three men wearing hats inspect a sack of potatoes, c1917.

Q&AWhen did the potato catch on in Europe?

19th-century men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands.

General ancient history

Q&AWhen were trousers first worn?

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell. This is one of several replicas of a portrait by Sir Peter Lely. Cromwell is supposed to have said: “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me… but remark all these roughness, pimples, warts and everything as you see me. Otherwise, I will never pay a farthing for it.”

Why do we say 'warts and all'?

Black and white image depicting engraving of Julius Caesar.

Q&AWhat is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?

Patricia Simmons recording the speaking clock.

Q&AWho voiced the original speaking clock?

Soldiers following the battle of the Somme

Books interview with Andrew Roberts: "I'd like to put an end to the 'Blackadder' view of the First World War".