The destruction of Pompeii is one of antiquity’s most famous disasters, but its exact date remains fiercely debated. From ...
From the Black Death to the French Revolution, music has long been affected by the upheavals of history. Rebecca Franks ...
One of the medieval world’s greatest surviving treasures will go on display in London in September 2026. David Musgrove ...
In this four-part HistoryExtra series, Professor Islam Issa explores the life and times of one of the ancient world's most ...
Far from living in constant filth, medieval people developed routines, regulations and even public infrastructure to manage ...
British museums still hold hundreds of precious Asante treasures looted during 19th century colonial wars. Historian Barnaby ...
While in theory, a pope couldn’t be removed during the Middle Ages, late medieval Europe still found ways to challenge, ...
The cannon were pumping shot into the hull of the vessel, sending lethal splinters of shrapnel through the air. A fire had broken out below the main deck and the crew was attempting to douse the ...
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 ...
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