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Meet the blood-soaked African queen who killed her own people in the face of colonialism

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Long before the Bible, an ancient Mesopotamian civilisation predicted one of its most famous stories

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How the Allies won WW2

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20 June: On this day in history

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What is Juneteenth, and why is it celebrated? A historian explains the significance of the holiday today

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You probably these foods every day, so why did the ancient Romans think they were disgusting poison?

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Flower power: how plants transformed the lives of 17th-century women

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19 June: On this day in history

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Reshaping narratives, repatriation and Richard III : 25 lessons we've learnt from history in the last 25 years

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My history hero: Pauline Black chooses Billie Holiday (1915–59)

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Ancient tips for health and happiness

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Thomas Aquinas: life of the week

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Tudors in turmoil: deciphering The Ambassadors

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Barmier than Bond: Ian Fleming's extraordinary wartime escapades

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Fatherhood: a short history

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Shakespeare’s 'lost years': what do we know about this secretive chapter of the bard's life?

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In his mother’s womb, he was fated to avenge his father – how was pregnancy understood in the Viking age?

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A Bronze Age Brexit: why did these Britons mysteriously cut themselves off from Europe?

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Why is Friday 13th unlucky?

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“A succession of identity crises spanning thousands of years”: seven things you didn’t know about the history of fatherhood

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