Social history

The ‘Surgeon’s Photo’, taken in 1934, which claimed to depict the Loch Ness Monster. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

5 facts about the Loch Ness Monster

A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

The quest for the Loch Ness Monster

A fresco from the Villa of the Vettii in Pompeii. Painted before the catastrophic eruption of Versuvius, these frescoes were uncovered from beneath layers of volcanic ash and pumice. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

8 things you (probably) didn’t know about Pompeii

A 15th-century map of the world illustrating a Latin edition of Ptolemy's the 'Geography'. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

General prehistory

12 alternative giant leaps for mankind – from carnivorism to Magna Carta

Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark. The BBC television drama is putting Cornwall’s coastline at risk of "over-tourism” as visitors flock to the area to visit the show's scenic filming locations, tourism chiefs have warned. (Photo by BBC/Mammoth Screen/Mike Hogan)

Poldark, Peaky Blinders and 6 other historical TV shows that have tourists flocking to Britain

Uncertain futures: Children of black American servicemen and white British women often spent time in case, such as this group photographed at Holnicote House in Somerset. (Photo by Lesley York – Author provided)

Mixed-race babies born after the Second World War

Drawing depicting crew of German traders at work aboard a Hanseatic League, aka German Hanse, aka Hansa 16th-century cargo vessel. (Photo by Mansell/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images)

A medieval European union: why the Hanseatic League still matters

Striking machinists at Dagenham's Ford plant. (Photo by Getty Images)

Back on Planet Earth: what world did Neil Armstrong leave behind in 1969?

Ruth Ellis and her friend Desmond Cussen, who supplied the gun with which she shot David Blakely. (Photo by Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo)

Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation

c1916: British soldiers sitting around a lamp in their trench. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

First World War

10 First World War slang words we still use today

A selection of treasure from the Staffordshire Hoard.

A closer look at the Staffordshire Hoard

St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Star of the east
Ahmad Zahir was born into a high-ranking family in Afghanistan,
and used his charisma and musical talent to carve a hugely successful
but tragically short career as the country’s foremost singing star.
He played a huge range of innovative music, and many of his
songs touched on political and social themes.

The ‘Afghan Elvis’: the extraordinary life of Ahmad Zahir

Trouble brewing: This illustration shows “Boston boys throwing tea into the harbour” on 16 December 1773. The protestors revelled in the opportunity to make a bold statement that would be felt across the world. (Getty images)

The global origins of the Boston Tea Party