While in theory, a pope couldn’t be removed during the Middle Ages, late medieval Europe still found ways to challenge, ...
In the early 20th century, the Kennedy family’s political ambitions were built around their eldest son, Joe Jr – until his ...
As long-lasting monarchies fell across the 20th century, Britain’s endured – sustained by wartime victory, constitutional ...
Emily Briffett and historian Thomas Asbridge explore one of the most devastating catastrophes in human history – the pandemic ...
Uncover the secrets and extraordinary achievements of Britain’s World War II codebreakers right where it all happened Tucked ...
Before Bosworth, Margaret Beaufort’s actions were shaped less by maternal devotion to Henry Tudor than by trauma – and the harsh reality of shifting politics ...
On 14 April 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, fresh from steering the country through the Civil War, was enjoying a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. During the performance, John Wilkes Booth, a ...
Viking aggression against Anglo-Saxon England escalated dramatically in the 9th century, with the arrival of the Great Heathen Army. The Norse invaders were portrayed in contemporary chronicles as ...
I’m Dave, and I’m broadly in charge of all the content we produce across the HistoryExtra portfolio, so that’s the print magazine, the website, podcasts, video output, apps and live events. Obviously ...
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