Video shorts

Could the Nazis have built the world's first atomic bomb?

Second World War

The German Nuclear Weapons ProgramCould the Nazis have built the first atomic bomb?

Did Ramesses II really have a passport?

Q&ADid Ramesses II really have a passport?

Second World War

Overwhelming odds and inevitable invasions: 3 myths surrounding the Battle of Britain

Trajan statue

Tom Holland on Trajan"He is vastly overrated"

Is Eastern Europe disappearing?

Why is Napoleon such a figure of ridicule in cinema?

Ridley’s Scott’s Napoleon trailer: a historian reacts

What should we make of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon?

What was Albert Einstein's involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb?.

OppenheimerIs Nolan perpetuating a historical myth?.

Q&ADid medieval people have rotten teeth?

Q&AHow did J Robert Oppenheimer react to the first nuclear weapons test?.

Scenic view of Cornwall

General History

Q&AWhy is Cornwall called Cornwall?

The remarkable Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. (Photo by Getty Images)

Second World War

The remarkable Women’s Auxiliary Air Force: 5 places that tell their story

Henry II

What happened at the French court when Henry II died?.

How should we see the NHS's history on its 75th anniversary?

NHS nurses holding a baby.

Was there ever a golden age of the NHS?

Indiana Jones

General History

Was there a real Indiana Jones?

Windrush at 75Why is arrival of Windrush such a key milestone?

An EID MAR coin showing two daggers and a helmet

The coin that celebrates Caesar's murder

Et Tu, Brute?What did Caesar say before he died?

Roundheads and Cavaliers: where did the Civil War nicknames come from?

Martha Gellhorn.

Martha GellhornHow the pioneering journalist reported on the Spanish Civil War

5 things you should know about Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians.

The crusader statesWhat was life like?

Q&AWhat was the fascination behind Tudor codpieces?

Sex, scandal and slander: who was Messalina?

Geoffrey Chaucer5 key things to know

General History

ChomolungaWhy is Mount Everest called Everest?

Australian bushrangers

General History

Q&AWho were Australian bushrangers?