Historical events

Explore articles on major historical events, from the French Revolution to the Spanish Armada

Mário Soares of the Socialist Party basks in public adulation after becoming prime minister in the election of 1976. (Photo by Getty Images)

Your guide to the Carnation Revolution

Illustration showing the traders who made a fortune during the wake of the Black Death

Merchants of doom: the traders who profited from the Black Death

Robert Hutchinson answers your questions on England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. (Image by Getty Images)

The Spanish Armada: everything you wanted to know

French Revolution Quiz – test your knowledge with our history quiz

Quiz How much do you know about the French Revolution?

3 podcasts about the French Revolution

3 podcasts about the French Revolution to listen to right now

An illustration of the head of Louis XVI

Guillotined in the French Revolution: the bloody story through 7 severed heads

An illustration of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII.

Did the Tudors invent the Wars of the Roses?