In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...

Not too many British kings are bequeathed an epithet, but ‘Bad King John’ is about as simple as it is self-explanatory. John lied, betrayed and murdered his way to the throne, before invoking such ...

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As the last ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty and one of history’s most powerful and politically brilliant queens, she brought the mighty Rome under her spell. But on the flip-side Cleopatra did also ...

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Blackpool is famous for its light display, roller coasters and tower. How did these attractions help to cement the seaside ...

Henry Winkler was one of the last people to audition for the role of Fonzie on Happy Days and, at first glance, he seemed ...

We interviewed two prominent figures involved in the historical development of the game Assassin's Creed Shadows. Read on to ...

Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin is a dramatic and forensic examination of events that took place in August 2000, after an explosion onboard the Kursk submarine trapped a group of survivors at the ...

Meet Princess Seraphina, Britain’s first (and most fabulous) drag queen and an early advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.

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The “Bessemer boom” sent Sheffield steel global. In 1871, America was importing over three times as much rail track from Sheffield as it made domestically. Sheffield-based chemist Harry Brearley ...