How did one cat take out an entire species of bird in the 19th century? Dr Ross Barnett explains more about how human ...

To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior ...

The tale of a band of samurai who, after their master dies, take an oath to seek vengeance is an important story that offers ...

The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

Royal residences have been a hotbed of drama, violence and intrigue down the centuries. In our new Academy video series Royal Residences: Secrets and Scandals, historian Kate Williams delves deep into ...

While her life may appear quite ordinary, Atgofion Ruth Mynachlog (Ruth Mynachlog’s Memories) serves as an essential record ...

Celebrate the courage of those who served during the war with The Royal Mint’s latest commemorative coin From D-Day to HMS Belfast and Sir Winston Churchill, The Royal Mint’s military-themed coins pay ...

Sometimes referred to as one of history’s first recorded serial killers, Gilles de Rais, the Baron of Retz, was executed in October 1440 for the murders of at least 140 children. Whether he was ...

Vicious civil wars. Gruelling sieges. Rebellious provinces, galling betrayals and tribes seeking revenge… Join us for the first series of History’s Greatest Battles, where we’re heading back to the ...

A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish descent, Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (which ruled over modern-day Egypt and parts of Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Yemen) and was the first man at the time of ...

Anyone who strayed into the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly around an area known as Troublesome Creek, might have come across a close-knit ...