The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been got its history wrong?

Finally, explore two of the most famous homes of the modern royal family: Windsor Castle – where princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were evacuated to during the Second World War – and Buckingham Palace ...

While her life may appear quite ordinary, Atgofion Ruth Mynachlog (Ruth Mynachlog’s Memories) serves as an essential record ...

What does the 'Ides of March' mean? The term ‘Ides’ had a perfectly practical – and in no way sinister – meaning to the Romans. Their calendar, in connection with the phases of the Moon, used three ...

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From D-Day to HMS Belfast and Sir Winston Churchill, The Royal Mint’s military-themed coins pay tribute to the nation’s most ...

Having taken to the tracks to explore the histories of Ancient Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, Alice Roberts now turns her attention to the world of the Ancient Greeks. She begins in the northern city ...

The Baron of Retz and veteran of the Hundred Years’ War confessed to monstrous crimes of torturing and murdering children.

Vicious civil wars. Gruelling sieges. Rebellious provinces, galling betrayals and tribes seeking revenge… Join us for the first series of History’s Greatest Battles, where we’re heading back to the ...

A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish descent, Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (which ruled over modern-day Egypt and parts of Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Yemen) and was the first man at the time of ...