History

Discover the people, places and stories that have made history

All the Knowledge in the World: A Short History of the Encyclopedia

10 Legendary Coco Chanel Quotes

Dame Vera Lynn: The Wartime Singer Who Boosted Morale

10 Facts About the Mary Rose

10 Facts About the Composer Igor Stravinsky

Ancient

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‘Painted People’: Who Were the Picts?

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6 Sumerian Inventions That Changed the World

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The Surprising Ancient Origins of Asbestos

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Agnodice of Athens: History’s First Female Midwife?

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What Did Neanderthals Eat?

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Iron Age Brochs of Scotland

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How Alexander the Great Became Pharaoh of Egypt

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The Unicorn: Scotland’s Unusual National Animal

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Historical Figures

Florence Nightingale

Nurse

Thomas Jefferson

US President

William the Conqueror

King of England

Boudicca

Queen

Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Commander

Elizabeth I

Queen of England

Julius Caesar

Roman Emperor

Queen Victoria

Queen of England

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister

Mary Wollstonecraft

Writer

Henry VIII

King of England

Medieval

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Who Was Norse Explorer Leif Erikson?

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6 Odd Medieval Ideas and Inventions That Didn’t Last

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Lost Literature: Why Most English Texts Didn’t Survive the Middle Ages

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Incredible Viking Fortresses in Pictures

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Stone of Destiny: 10 Facts About the Stone of Scone

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The Unicorn: Scotland’s Unusual National Animal

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What was the Treaty of Troyes?

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Why Did Thomas Stanley Betray Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth?

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Early Modern

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Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’

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Raphael’s ‘Triumph of Galatea’

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10 Facts About the Mary Rose

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What are Florence’s Little Wine Windows?

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‘The Whitehall Mural’ by Hans Holbein the Younger

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Why is Botticelli’s Primavera Considered Controversial?

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Inigo Jones: The Architect Who Transformed England

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‘Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling’ by Hans Holbein the Younger

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Historical Galleries

Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures

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British Stamps: A History in Pictures

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The Life of Queen Elizabeth II in Pictures

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Inside the Space Shuttle

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Then & Now: Photos of Historic Landmarks Through Time

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The Moon Landing in Pictures

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Geronimo: A Life in Pictures

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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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Iron Age Brochs of Scotland

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

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From Churchill to Trump: Queen Elizabeth II with World Leaders

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Before the Wright Brothers: History’s Early Flying Machines

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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

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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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10 Facts About Crazy Horse

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Dan Snow Reviews Famous Films Set in the Age of Revolutions

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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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Leonhard Euler: One of the Greatest Mathematicians in History

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10 Facts About French Artist Henri Rousseau

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Edward Jenner: The British Physician Who Transformed Immunisation

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20th Century

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The Enduring Mystery of Agatha Christie’s Disappearance

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Coin Collecting: How to Invest in Historic Coins

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How the 1980s Home Computer Revolution Changed Britain

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Ruth Handler: The Entrepreneur Who Created Barbie

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Enrico Fermi: Inventor of the World’s First Nuclear Reactor

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Mother’s Little Helper: The History of Valium

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John Hinckley Jr: The Man Who Shot President Ronald Reagan

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Stalingrad Through German Eyes: The 6th Army’s Defeat

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Discoveries and Exploration

Nikola Tesla’s Most Important Inventions

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Hiram Bingham III and the Forgotten Inca City of Machu Picchu

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China’s Most Famous Explorers

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6 Facts About Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour

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8 Crucial Inventions of the American Industrial Revolution

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

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10 Facts About Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z

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Was George Mallory Actually the First Man to Climb Everest?

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Historical Mysteries

Flannan Isle Mystery: When Three Lighthouse Keepers Vanished Forever

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The Most Famous Lost Shipwrecks Yet to be Discovered

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The Mystery of the Missing Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs

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Who Were the Princes in the Tower?

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Genghis Khan: The Mystery of His Lost Tomb

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What Happened to Legendary Aviator Amelia Earhart?

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The Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony

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Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’

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Legends and Outlaws

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

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Margaret Clitherow: The Saint Executed for Her Faith Under Elizabeth I

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10 Famous Outlaws of The Wild West

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10 of the Most Famous Female Pirates in History

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

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10 Facts About Ching Shih, China’s Pirate Queen

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‘The Angel of Assassination’: Who Was Charlotte Corday?

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10 Facts About Calamity Jane

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