When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

After a short illness, George V died on 20 January 1936. The following day, British Pathé described him as “more than a King, ...

To the people of Switzerland, William Tell is a national icon whose legend is rooted deep in the bedrock of the foundations of the country. He is celebrated as both founding father and symbol for the ...

In 2007, Time magazine asserted that the Bible “has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written.” With phrases like “an eye for an eye” and “thou ...

The question of who owns Greenland rings throughout history, arguably beginning in the Viking Age. But since the Second World ...

When we asked more than 20 of Britain's leading historians to nominate the best historical movies of all time, we certainly weren't expecting this. So what did make the final list of the 100 best ...

Of all the examples of pyramids in Egypt, the most famous is certainly the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still surviving, and for ...

Following the death of the former US president in December, historian Mark White recalls the life and work of a leader whose ...

Despite only housing prisoners for a matter of months, a small island on the Ob River in Siberia was such a violent and ...