The Dambusters raid has gone down in history as one of Britain’s most glorious contributions to vanquishing Nazi Germany. We all know the established story, not least from the classic 1955 film The ...

She was a working-class girl from Lancashire who became an internationally feted sporting talent. Hailed as a prodigy on the pitch, she defied convention in both her personal and professional life.

Fans of Sky HISTORY’s Vikings will be no strangers to Ivar the Boneless, the fierce and fearsome warrior. Ivar might be a fan favourite on screen, but what do we know about the real-life Viking behind ...

Historian Megan Coles reveals the bizarre medieval deaths caused by cesspits, assassins, wine barrels and even uncontrollable laughter.

The year 1066 is synonymous with the Norman Conquest and the violent end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England. But what’s been largely forgotten is that, just weeks before the Battle of Hastings, there was ...

The word ‘legend’ is thrown about too often and too whimsically these days, diluting the potency and impact of the term. If we could restore the word to its former glory, then very few people would ...

The world changed at 4am on 24 February 1807 when, following a 10 hour debate in the House of Commons, politicians finally voted to abolish the British slave trade. It was a monumental victory for the ...

A look at the life and times of the master of macabre who took folk tales and legends and fashioned them into horror's greatest anti-hero: Dracula. Abraham 'Bram' Stoker was born 8 November 1847 in ...

Oktoberfest is a German event involving beer drinking and feasting on an almost industrial scale. However, there is a lot more to the festival than just a massive hangover. To discover more, we need ...

It’s the biggest annual carnival in Europe, attracting around two million revellers from far and wide to London every August. Yet for all the parades, music and food, you might not suspect that the ...