One of the differences between the socially cohesive society of the Tudors and fragmented modern society is that all classes used to go to the bear-baiting as well as the theatre, to a court ceremony ...

Third wife to Henry VIII, and mother of Edward VI, it’s easy to see why Jane Seymour played such an integral part in the history of the Tudor dynasty. But who was this otherwise unassuming woman and ...

The historians behind World War II with Tom Hanks have written some brilliant books. Here's what to read next if the series ...

To celebrate World War II with Tom Hanks on Sky HISTORY, test your knowledge of the battles, leaders and human stories that ...

One of the best-known chapters of World War II is ‘the Blitz’, when the Luftwaffe subjected British cities to eight months of sustained bombing. It was a change of aerial strategy for Nazi Germany ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup returns to the USA for the first time since 1994. Here's how football, and America, has changed in ...

It’s a dry, tedious legal document from a distant age, almost entirely focused on archaic feudal laws and the snarling grievances of long-dead land barons. Yet somehow, Magna Carta has become an ...

Looking at the super-modern city-state of Singapore now, it’s hard to believe that it was once a ruinous warzone. However, as the world found itself engulfed in war in the early 1940s, Singapore ...

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Italian Renaissance was an incredible time for culture, arts and science. From artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to the writer Machiavelli and ...

The Windrush Warriors is a theatre show that highlights the struggles and determination of people affected by the Windrush Scandal in 2018. Described as ‘thought-provoking’ and ‘brilliant’, this ...

In a unique historical crime series, Vicky McClure and her historian husband, Jonny Owen, travel the UK exploring historic, culturally significant crimes that have changed the face of modern Britain.

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