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

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

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

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This statement is just one symbol that many point to as evidence of how Welsh history has often been overlooked or merged with its closest neighbour. Within that history, the contributions of women ...

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Having taken to the tracks to explore the histories of Ancient Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, Alice Roberts now turns her attention to the world of the Ancient Greeks. She begins in the northern city ...

What does the 'Ides of March' mean? The term ‘Ides’ had a perfectly practical – and in no way sinister – meaning to the Romans. Their calendar, in connection with the phases of the Moon, used three ...

The Baron of Retz and veteran of the Hundred Years’ War confessed to monstrous crimes of torturing and murdering children.