History

Discover the people, places and stories that have made history

10 Facts About Mary Anning: The Pioneering Yet Forgotten Hero of Palaeontology

Bamburgh Castle and the Real Uhtred of Bebbanburg

How Did the Assassination of Julius Caesar Unfold?

10 Pirate Weapons from the Golden Age of Piracy

Topgun: The Real Life Story of the US Navy’s Elite Pilot Training School

Ancient

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What Happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

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What Was Traded On the Silk Road?

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How Did Buddhism Spread to China?

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What Really Happened at the Battle of Carrhae?

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Was Alexander the Great’s Body Destroyed by Early Christians?

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Alexander’s Funeral Carriage: The Greatest Heist in History?

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How Lysimachus, ‘Bravest of Them All’, Tamed Ancient Thrace

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Pompey the Great and the Battle for Spain

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Historical Figures

Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Commander

Mary Wollstonecraft

Writer

Thomas Jefferson

US President

Boudicca

Queen

William the Conqueror

King of England

Florence Nightingale

Nurse

Elizabeth I

Queen of England

Julius Caesar

Roman Emperor

Queen Victoria

Queen of England

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister

Henry VIII

King of England

Medieval

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Knights in Shining Armour: The Surprising Origins of Chivalry

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10 Facts About Viking Warrior Ivar the Boneless

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10 Facts About Simon de Montfort

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10 Facts About Medieval Knights and Chivalry

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5 Myths About King Richard III

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The 13 Anglo-Saxon Kings of England in Order

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10 Facts About the Battle of Wakefield

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The Real Dracula: 10 Facts About Vlad the Impaler

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Early Modern

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When Was Henry VIII Born, When Did He Become King and How Long Was His Reign?

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When Did the Spanish Armada Set Sail? A Timeline

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20 Facts About the Reformation

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10 of the Most Important People in the Renaissance

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Elizabeth I’s Rocky Road to the Crown

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Elizabeth I’s Closest Aide: 7 Facts About Sir Christopher Hatton

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Batavia: The Worst Shipwreck in History

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10 Pirate Weapons from the Golden Age of Piracy

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Historical Galleries

Geronimo: A Life in Pictures

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Before the Wright Brothers: History’s Early Flying Machines

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Iron Age Brochs of Scotland

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The Life of Queen Elizabeth II in Pictures

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Inside the Space Shuttle

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The Moon Landing in Pictures

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Then & Now: Photos of Historic Landmarks Through Time

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British Stamps: A History in Pictures

Culture

Katherine Johnson – A Life in Quotes

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10 Photos That Changed the World

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Who Built the Nazca Lines and Why?

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John F. Kennedy: His Life in Pictures

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The Olmec Colossal Heads

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Pictish Stones: The Last Evidence of an Ancient Scottish People

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‘Painted People’: Who Were the Picts?

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Enola Gay: The B-29 Airplane That Changed the World

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7 of the Strangest Cars Ever Invented

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10 Eerie Underwater Photos of the Titanic Wreck

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Lost Cities: A Victorian Explorer’s Photos of Old Maya Ruins

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10 of the Most Spectacular Paintings from the British Royal Collection

Culture

Lost in Antarctica: Photos of Shackleton’s Ill-Fated Ross Sea Party

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After the Fighting Stops: Women and the Unseen Wounds of War

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In Photos: What Happened at Chernobyl?

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Revolutions

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Bones in the Attic: The Forgotten Fallen of Waterloo

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Sibling Squabbles: Royal Sibling Feuds Throughout History

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10 Facts About William Pitt the Younger: Britain’s Youngest Prime Minister

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The First US President: 10 Fascinating Facts About George Washington

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10 Facts About Crazy Horse

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10 Facts About Benjamin Banneker

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The Battle of the Chesapeake: A Crucial Conflict in the American War of Independence

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Who Was Crispus Attucks?

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20th Century

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The Great Emu War: How Flightless Birds Beat the Australian Army

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Glyn Hughes: The British Officer Who Liberated Bergen-Belsen

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Josephine Baker: The Entertainer Turned World War Two Spy

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Why Was the Battle of Verdun so Significant?

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The Hidden Tunnel Warfare of World War One

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The Mother Who Mobilised the Civil Rights Movement: Who Was Mamie Till-Mobley?

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Who Invented the Tank and How Did It Change World War One?

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10 Interesting Facts About Queen Mary’s Crown

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Discoveries and Exploration

8 Crucial Inventions of the American Industrial Revolution

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Was George Mallory Actually the First Man to Climb Everest?

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6 Sumerian Inventions That Changed the World

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Chanel No 5: The Story Behind the Icon

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10 Facts About Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z

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6 Facts About Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour

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Scott vs Amundsen: Who Won the Race to the South Pole?

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Hiram Bingham III and the Forgotten Inca City of Machu Picchu

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Historical Mysteries

Flannan Isle Mystery: When Three Lighthouse Keepers Vanished Forever

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The Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony

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The Most Famous Lost Shipwrecks Yet to be Discovered

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Genghis Khan: The Mystery of His Lost Tomb

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What Happened to the Lost Village of Imber?

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What Messages Are Hidden in the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I?

Culture

Who Were the Princes in the Tower?

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What Happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

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Legends and Outlaws

How Al Capone became one of the world’s most notorious gangsters

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10 Facts About Ching Shih, China’s Pirate Queen

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10 of the Most Famous Female Pirates in History

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10 Famous Outlaws of The Wild West

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The Wild West’s Most Wanted: 10 Facts About Billy the Kid

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10 Facts About Calamity Jane

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10 Facts About Viking Warrior Ivar the Boneless

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6 of the Most Notorious Female Mobsters in History

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