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 ...

In this four-part HistoryExtra series, Professor Islam Issa explores the life and times of one of the ancient world's most ...

One of the medieval world’s greatest surviving treasures will go on display in London in September 2026. David Musgrove ...

The legacy of colonialism echoes across many different facets of modern life, but there’s one aspect in which it’s particularly obvious: in museums. When the British Empire colonised West Africa, ...

Far from living in constant filth, medieval people developed routines, regulations and even public infrastructure to manage ...

In medieval Europe, the pope was the ultimate authority; head of the Catholic Church, the successor of Saint Peter, and the supreme spiritual figure in a society where religion moulded every aspect of ...

But beyond recounting the rise of Norman supremacy, what was the Bayeux Tapestry really for? Was it only an extraordinary work of propaganda, designed as a display of righteous power? Or was it ...

Few historical figures have been discussed and debated as much as Adolf Hitler. We have a wealth of primary source material available to us about his life, including his autobiographical manifesto ...

It’s not too often that medieval historians grab national headlines, but when you get an Oxford academic counting penises in a world-famous embroidery, you’re sure to arouse media attention. On ...