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Gunpowder Siege dramatically reimagines the most infamous rebellion plot in British history, shattering the myths to reveal the largely forgotten, gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot. Prepare to ...

Queen Victoria and her family: austere, repressed, and rather dry? Not a bit of it. The royal household was actually embroiled in juicy scandals that featured forbidden love, illegal gambling and an ...

John F. Kennedy’s murder shook America and the world on 22 November, 1963. Black Muslim activist Malcolm X was shot by Nation of Islam members in 1965. George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American ...

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

The Air Force wanted a mushroom cloud so large it would be visible on earth.

"The Gulags existed before Beria, but he was the one who built them on a mass scale. He industrialised the Gulag system. Human life had no value for him." "Beria was more treacherous, more practiced ...

In December 1955, Rosa Parks, a department store worker, refused to move to give up her seat on the bus for a white person. She was not the first person to disobey segregation but the subsequent black ...

The Georgian Kings belong to one of the most dysfunctional royal dynasties in British history. Loved and loathed by the public in equal measure, their scandals, backstabbings, feuds and betrayals ...

Saint Nicholas was, and is, such an inspiring figure that even though the town of his birthplace is now largely Muslim, and so no longer recognises Christmas, they still celebrate the figure of Santa ...

World War II with Tom Hanks is a premium retelling of the Second World War, drawing on rarely seen archival material, evocative storytelling, and insights from leading historians worldwide, including ...

Al Murray and Sky HISTORY join a host of famous faces to uncover the truth behind Britain’s military past. Together with his alter ego The Pub Landlord, Al is on a quest to unpick the Great British ...