From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets.

Responsible for daring assignments like Operation Postmaster, the Special Operations Executive (SOE) was given a mission to ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...

From exploding tinned food to covert assaults and code-breaking schemes, Ian Fleming’s real-life wartime exploits were just ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...

The history of Britain can be broken down into several distinct periods, each with their own role to play in the changes and impact on the character of the country we know today. Prehistory refers to ...

Medieval torturers knew what they were doing when it came to inflicting pain. In fact, their reputation has seen them credited over the centuries with devices that are more mythical than medieval.

The earliest-known visible evidence of mass conflict between humans extends deep into the Mesolithic, around 13,400 years ago. Like it or not, warfare has been a part of the development of human ...

As Mary and George chooses to dramatise a sexual relationship between King James VI and I, and his favourite, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham – how much is really known about the king’s ...

FX’s samurai civil war series Shōguntakes us deep into feudal Japan, where warlords vie to be named 'shōgun' – but what does that title mean, and what was a shōgunate?

Lenin was a towering in figure in life, but in death he became larger still. Danny Bird explores the final months of Lenin’s life, the long debate over what to do with his body, and long tail of his ...