Historian Linda Paterson explores the rise of the troubadours – the poetic performers who turned love, politics and desire ...

Historian Bettany Hughes reveals what growing up in the ancient Roman Empire was really like – from knucklebones and wooden ...

When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous ...

This is how a royal Frankish dynasty turned flowing locks into a political weapon, and why cutting them could mean deadly ...

Behind the myth of the Minotaur lies the ancient Minoan civilisation – a culture steeped in ritual, rich in symbolism, and ...

A landmark US law passed more than 50 years ago helped build the world’s most successful national women’s football team. Historian Jean Williams explains how Title IX changed the game, and why the ...

Home Period General History Quiz of the week: on 28 July 1540, which of Henry VIII's wives did he marry?

How did John Brown become Queen Victoria’s favourite Highland servant, why was he so disliked by some but admired by others, and is there any foundation to the rumours about their personal connection?