Period

My favourite place: Miranda Kaufmann

Q&AWhy were people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’?

Tudors at sea: 8 ways to survive a voyage

Coughton Court, an English country house

History explorer: The gunpowder plot

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?

Revolutions in Europe and forensics in history

Picture depicting the Dogger Bank Incident

Q&AWhat was the 'North Sea Outrage'?

BBC History Magazine

The history of Britain in an hour

'Portrait of Oliver Cromwell', (c1653?).

Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?

Picture of a hand holding a candle

Q&AWhy do we say ‘can’t hold a candle to…’?

In focus: Aesop and his fables

American forces advance through the Ardennes forest during the battle of the Bulge. (Photo by George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s final gamble

Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers

Photo of the Cenotaph in London

First World War

Q&AWhen were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

Photo of a remembrance poppy

First World War

Q&AWhere do the red poppies come from?

Science fiction and dancing in history

Photo of a salt cellar

Q&AWho do we say 'with a pinch of salt'?

15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War

6 beds that made history

First World War

In focus: the forgotten WW1 Bonus Army

BBC History Magazine

Spin the Globe: behind the scenes of the new series

BBC History Magazine

In pictures: at home in a doll's house

Berlin Wall in November 1989

The story of Germany

A 19th-century illustration depicting the battle of Agincourt.

Books interview with Ranulph Fiennes: "The Hundred Years' War was caused by my ancestor's advice being ignored"

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

Which century saw the most change?

Eleanor Roosevelt

My history hero: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)

First World War

Did the Great War kill God?

Avaldsnes Church, Norway

My favourite place: Avaldsnes, Norway

The Berlin Wall and the return of Charles II