From a violent brawl in a tavern over unpaid drinks to a stalker's poisoning spree, here are five historical murders ...

Twenty years on from the Iraq War, a BBC Radio 4 series sets out to chart its real causes and consequences. Matt Elton speaks ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s sons dominate the limelight, but her female relatives were important political figures, their bonds ...

Once traded for a falcon, collectively awarded the George Cross, besieged and coveted by world powers the globe over – ...

The volunteers of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) carried out plenty of thankless tasks during the war, but they also ...

How much do we know about the semi-legendary order of Viking mercenaries? Dr Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir explains what the ...

Nearly 70 years after her death, the work of Frida Kahlo continues to move, excite and inspire. Jonathan Wright looks at the ...

In the second instalment of History Revealed's 'My life in history' series, Dr Miles Russell talks about his career as an ...

For thousands of years, humans have been in thrall to climate – it has dictated the crops we grow, the water we drink and ...

In February, arts and heritage minister Lord Parkinson announced proposed changes to the definition of “treasure” in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to help museums acquire a greater number of ...

Mel Sherwood looks back at the emergence of Britain’s Women’s Liberation Movement, and the direct action that paved the way for today’s ...