Archaeology

The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London: how the ferocious blaze of 1666 destroyed the capital

Pectoral ornament in the form of a double headed serpent, Aztec/ Mixtec, c 1400/1521 (Photo by Getty Images)

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Aztecs, but were afraid to ask

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

A 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel

General ancient history

Your guide to... the ancient city of Babylon

Stonehenge: Not a henge, but certainly a stone circle, and a very long-lived centre of human activity. (Getty Images)

General ancient history

Stonehenge mystery solved: where do the large stones come from?

Stonehenge

General ancient history

History’s greatest mysteries Stonehenge

An aerial photo of Stonehenge

Your guide to Stonehenge, plus 12 fascinating facts you might not know

A rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch,

Unburied treasures

Chew Valley Hoard

Unburied treasures: the 10 greatest discoveries made by the British public

A stone believed to have magical properties, including the ability to summon rain, from Laraibina village in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Getty Images)

A history of magic

Carved Pictish Stone in the Meigle Museum east of Blairgowrie, Scotland. (Photo by Alamy)

General ancient history

The Picts

'The last Day of Pompeii', 1833. Briullov, Karl Pavlovich (1799-1852). Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Pompeii: a remarkable window into ancient Roman life

Pompeii,Italy

What was life like in ancient Pompeii? Mary Beard shares an A-Z guide

Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which airs on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select.

Exploring Britain’s Roman roads with historian Dan Jones

Stonehenge: Not a henge, but certainly a stone circle, and a very long-lived centre of human activity. (Getty Images)

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles