Author Dermot Turing answers questions about the forgotten Second World War codebreaking women of Bletchley Park.

Like its’ English and Scottish counterparts, every corner of Wales has a magical figure connected to it. Whether hag like ...

On a beach near Naples in October 79 CE, more than three hundred people were standing on a beach, hoping for an evacuation.

Read more in The Dark Little History of Somerset by Mike Dean. A study of the past teaches us that human nature and behaviour have not fundamentally changed over the centuries, and that history has ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Here is a brief history of the major slave trades.

A century ago the world was in the grip of a devastating influenza pandemic, known as the 'Spanish Flu', which killed millions worldwide.

The popular TV show Outlander, now in its seventh season, is based on a series of historical novels written by Diana Gabaldon. In the series Claire Randall, a nurse from the Second Wold War, travels ...

The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

Author Kurt Kullmann provides 10 historical facts about the first Irish railway, which ran from Westmorland Row to Kingstown in Dublin.

The infamous Dr Crippen was executed in 1910 for poisoning and dismembering his wife in Islington, London ...

The devastating North Sea flood of 1953 caused catastrophic damage and loss of life in Scotland, England, Belgium and The Netherlands and became one of the worst peacetime disasters of the 20 th ...

Exploring royal engagement rings from the last 200 years to discover what makes these pieces of jewellery so unique.