Victorian audiences revelled in riddles, physical comedy and bawdy jokes that challenge everything we think we know about ...
During the Second Punic War, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal led his forces to numerous victories. But did he really ...
As Europe lay in ruins following the end of the Second World War, Churchill’s instinct was to punish the surviving Nazi ...
Rather than focusing on the risk to the Bayeux Tapestry in its forthcoming loan to the British Museum, David Musgrove argues ...
From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...
Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even a pharaoh to negotiate ...
With conflicting advice and endless new trends, it can feel hard to keep up with the modern health and wellness space. But ...
As well as creating new regulations on faith, Henry VIII’s 16th-century government also decided which kinds of knowledge were ...
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 ...
In 1930, the United States war department approved a secret plan that mapped out a course of action for a hypothetical war with Britain. Its codename: War Plan Red. Yes, the two nations were allies, ...
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