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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

In 1977, British actor Robert Powell was cast as Jesus for Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth. Acting alongside Hollywood greats, like Anne Bancroft, Christopher Plummer and James Mason, Powell ...

During the Victorian era, Spring-Heeled Jack quite literally leapt into the public eye. Described as an impish ghoul by some newspapers, he has inspired authors like Phillip Pullman and even DC Comics ...

She is one of history’s greatest female rulers, an intelligent, ruthless and ambitious Empress who reigned over Russia for some 34 years, establishing herself as the most powerful woman of her time.

The Lost Women Spies tells the story of the female spies whose vital missions during World War II have remained secret for more than 50 years. The show starts Tuesday, 14th January at 9pm on Sky ...

Also known as the ‘Golden Square outbreak’, the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak remains one of the most important events in the history of public health, health geography and epidemiology. In 1854, ...

Big enough to bail out the US, buy in a President & build the first billion dollar company. Meet JP Morgan. His millionaire father, Junius, made his fortune by investing other people’s money and ...

Matthew Pinsent CBE – Oxford. Won in 1990 and 1991 and was the losing President in 1993. The Winklevoss twins – Oxford 2010 losing team. They are better known as the disputed joint founders of ...