Weird and wonderful history Learn all about weird, yet wonderful, events that happened in history through in-depth history articles, podcasts, video and more… Today's highlights First World War A homemade ouija board, a treasure hunt and fake madness: the great escape of World War I Victorian Dinosaur dung billionaires: the Victorian ‘gold rush’ for fossilised faeces Medieval Dick Whittington, the Loch Ness Monster and a talking mongoose: 8 mythical figures of British history Medieval How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church Tudor Hold your noses: the smells, sounds and sights of Elizabethan England Second World War How the roller skating craze caught Churchill More weird and wonderful Weird & wonderful Q&As Historians take on questions about bizarre history… Medieval Q&A What was the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary? Medieval Q&A What was the ‘Ball of the Burning Men’? Medieval Q&A When were passports as we know them today first introduced? Medieval Q&A Did the Scottish mass-murdering cannibal Sawney Bean actually exist? Hoaxes and hijinks 20th Century Fairies, rabbit births and an ‘ancient’ tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes? Georgian 5 Georgian ghost hoaxes Tudor Playing the fool: Tudor jesters Monsters and aliens 20th Century Witches, werewolves and vampires: the Nazi’s quest for the supernatural 20th Century The quest for the Loch Ness Monster General Modern A brief history of UFOs: top 10 sightings & timeline
