Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...

There have been many examples of pointed hats in history, but it remains unclear how any of them became a must-wear for the ...

Want to know more about Jane Austen, her novels and the period she lived in? Lauren Good has curated a selection of essential ...

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a grieving nation turned towards spiritualism in the hope of seeing the dead once ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...

For centuries, the Habsburgs were one of the most prominent royal dynasties in Europe. They ruled as kings of Germany, from the 13th century, and as archdukes of Austria from the mid-14th century.

The crusades were a centuries-long sequence of era-defining medieval holy wars that transformed dynamics of power and religious ideas across Europe and the Middle East. Those are two of the questions ...

The broadcaster journeys along the Mediterranean coast. In the first of four episodes, Toksvig begins her travels in Marseille and then heads for St Tropez. A travelogue that often touches on ...