Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...
Go beyond our Sunday Series podcasts with these curated selections of essential reading from the HistoryExtra and BBC History ...
David Musgrove reports on new research that casts light on the appearance of the comet in the 11th century, and its depiction in the Bayeux Tapestry ...
What did everyday life look like for the millions of ordinary people living in Tudor England? Historian Ruth Goodman found ...
Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...
Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...
The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...
It is uncommon to see West African histories in mainstream media, and even more unlikely to come across West African histories from pre-colonial times. This lack of resources makes it all too easy to ...
First produced in Germany, the cheap (but not-so-cheerful, as we’ll discover) Frozen Charlotte dolls gained immense popularity across Europe and in the United States. From the mid-19th century until ...
As autumn unfolds, bringing with it russet leaves and longer nights, many of us prepare for the spookiest night of the year – Halloween. Pumpkins are carved, decorations appear and children (and ...