Historical people

Ptolemy World map. Artist: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca. 1490)

Ptolemy's maps: the father of modern Geography. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, c1460. From the collection of the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages

Charles Théveneau de Morande: an 18th-century French spy in London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 10 worst Britons in history