Mafia: Most Wanted is a three-part documentary series that reveals the inner workings of a crime family and the global empire ...

In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...

As the last ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty and one of history’s most powerful and politically brilliant queens, she brought the mighty Rome under her spell. But on the flip-side Cleopatra did also ...

Not all attendees at Wimbledon’s Royal Box are royal, but all must abide by its rules. Find out what they are, and what happens when they’re broken, here.

Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin is a dramatic and forensic examination of events that took place in August 2000, after an explosion onboard the Kursk submarine trapped a group of survivors at the ...

Is not this house as nigh heaven as my own. Sir Thomas More (1477-11535) on his imprisonment in the Tower Beefeaters, ravens and a gruesome history – no wonder the Tower of London is one of the ...

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Why do children have such a long holiday in the summer? To help answer this, we need to visit our cousins across the pond. Specifically, US educational reformer Horace Mann. In the 1840s, Mann ...

1. Portland 789 When three Viking longships landed on the shores of Portland, Dorset in 789, they couldn’t have known the history they’d be making. The first recorded Viking raid on British soil, it ...

Pac-man first released in Japan One Small Step For Pac-Man, One Giant Leap For Pac-Man-KindHappy birthday to Pac-Man, who was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. Or should I say ‘Puck Man’ ...

Not just the most famous battle of the American West, but also the most important, the Battle of Little Bighorn makes for a fascinating story ...

Blackpool is famous for its light display, roller coasters and tower. How did these attractions help to cement the seaside ...