A powerful prophecy was made in the Laxdaela Saga, a tragic 13th-century Icelandic tale filled with gory twists and turns. It ...

Cutting ties with continental Europe in around 3000 BC, ancient Britons abandoned innovation and shunned trade. Why did they ...

From ancient law codes to 20th-century psychoanalysis, the story of fatherhood is far stranger and more surprising than you ...

Australia tried to send a live platypus across U-boat-infested waters to Britain as a diplomatic gift. The mission, part ...

Both men solidified reputations as technological innovators, and on the HistoryExtra podcast, Professor Iwan Morus argues ...

In this HistoryExtra podcast series, travel journalist and history fan Paul Bloomfield virtually roams the streets and sites ...

It’s not too often that medieval historians grab national headlines, but when you get an Oxford academic counting penises in a world-famous embroidery, you’re sure to arouse media attention. On ...

Earlier this year, we launched our '30 under 30' competition in collaboration with historian, presenter and author Alice Loxton. Alfred is Assistant Curator of Historic Buildings at HM Tower of London ...

In the late 19th century, the wealth of the British aristocracy – much of which was wrapped up in agriculture now outsourced to the United States – was dwindling. As fortunes crumbled, so did many of ...

From its historic old town to the Aberdeen Art Gallery and a range of other fascinating attractions, there’s plenty to explore in Scotland’s sparkling city by the sea You may know it as the Granite ...

In few places is history so much a physical part of the city as it is in Split, which has grown within, on, and around a vast palace dating back a staggering 17 centuries. However, Split’s history ...

History is written by the victors, it’s said. Certainly, much of what we know about the early story of Paris dates from the conquest of Gaul under Julius Caesar, who wrote about the capital of the ...