Rome attributed its founding, religious institutions and early political organisation to seven kings. These mythical monarchs ...

Having pondered the traits that mark out those who reach the top of the tree and achieve greatness there, Mike Soutar – host ...

When the men of 44 Commando occupied a position called Pinner near Kangaw, in western Burma, they dug in and waited. The knew the opposing Japanese forces were nearby. Why were they not attacking? “It ...

History's Greatest Dishes serves up a feast of facts about some of the past's most remarkable delicacies. Expect culinary ...

When he was captured by the Nazis in 1944, George Lascelles – the eldest nephew of King George VI – became one of Colditz ...

Lin Zexu was a Chinese official acting on the behalf of the Qing dynasty emperor. In 1839, he set about attempting to suppress an illegal trade, and started to demand that foreign merchants surrender ...

On 30 April 1945, as Soviet troops fought their way through Berlin, Adolf Hitler’s world had contracted to a bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery, the headquarters of his government. The dictator who ...

Robin Hood has been a fixture of English folklore for centuries, most often portrayed as a green-clad outlaw stealing from the rich, giving to the poor, and outwitting the Sheriff of Nottingham with ...

Country and town dwellers alike rose up to protest new taxes imposed by the crown and its government. The poll taxes were widely resented as unfair, but it was largely the behaviour of the royal ...

Throughout history, the usual answer has been: without mercy. Take two examples. In AD 70, Roman forces crushed the First Jewish Revolt and retook Jerusalem, devastating the city, destroying the ...