When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

After a short illness, George V died on 20 January 1936. The following day, British Pathé described him as “more than a King, ...

To the people of Switzerland, William Tell is a national icon whose legend is rooted deep in the bedrock of the foundations of the country. He is celebrated as both founding father and symbol for the ...

The question of who owns Greenland rings throughout history, arguably beginning in the Viking Age. But since the Second World ...

When we asked more than 20 of Britain's leading historians to nominate the best historical movies of all time, we certainly weren't expecting this. So what did make the final list of the 100 best ...

Following the death of the former US president in December, historian Mark White recalls the life and work of a leader whose ...

Despite only housing prisoners for a matter of months, a small island on the Ob River in Siberia was such a violent and ...

When it comes to popes, the current split between men and women is 266 to zero. But, as Jonny Wilkes explores, that hasn’t ...