Greek myths of the Amazons blended kernels of truth with male fantasy to create a legend that has lasted for millennia.

Folklorist and historian Francis Young explains how the medieval church conquered Europe’s last pagans not only through force ...

Cleopatra persuaded Mark Antony to order the execution of her sister Arsinoe IV on the steps of one of antiquity’s greatest temples, breaking the sacred law of sanctuary and leaving behind a mystery t ...

Comedian Jen Brister and historian Professor Katherine Astbury join Greg Jenner to discuss Marie Antoinette. The most famous queen in French history was infamous for her extravagance during a time ...

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Historian Eleanor Barraclough reveals the brutal challenges faced by Norse settlers in Greenland – a Viking world of fragile ...

The Roman empire was by no means the largest in history: in fact 25 others have occupied a larger land mass either before or since. Yet very few can boast as wide-reaching an influence and impact. At ...

Iran enjoys one of the richest historical lineages of any modern state stretching back several thousand years. This history can be broadly divided into three epochs: the pre-Islamic ancient period ...

We’ve put a man on the Moon, come up with the theory of general relativity, split the atom – the list of breakthroughs in making the impossible possible goes on and on. Humanity can achieve pretty ...

Margaret Campbell, the famously beautiful Duchess of Argyll, had been a celebrity – and a source of scandal – from even before her debutante days. But she would be remembered for just one thing: the ...

Andrew Roberts: "If we topple Nelson, what do we do about the pyramids, built at least in part by slave labour?" Although it is completely illogical, ahistorical and unfair to natural justice to judge ...