The Thirty Years’ War devastated central Europe. Here’s how a revolt in Prague drew in the Danes, Swedes and French.

Lost Gold of World War II uncovers the quest to solve one of the last great mysteries of World War II. In 1945, as Allied forces closed in, Japanese troops commanded by the notorious Japanese General ...

Bradley Walsh talks UFOs, Rendlesham Forest and the search for Atlantis ahead of his new Sky HISTORY series Out of this World ...

In 1884, 25 nations voted to make Greenwich the world’s prime meridian. Here’s why it won, and why the vote never created the ...

In July 1963, an orange light was seen over Wiltshire and a mysterious crater appeared in a farmer’s field. Here’s the story ...

Lynsey Shaw retraces Arbella Stuart's 17th-century journey from London to the Midlands, revealing why it is a story that ...

Deep Water Secrets sets out to explore the unexplained and the never-before-seen, detailing encounters with history’s ...

When we think of ancient civilisations, we often picture archaeological sites such as the Great Pyramids or Stonehenge, both of which date to around 2500 BC. However, Skara Brae is older than both.

We asked our Facebook fans to let us know which British cities’ histories they’d like to know more about. We received loads of votes, with the top cities being Glasgow, Portsmouth and Liverpool. In ...

During the Golden Age of Athens (480 – 404 BC), the ancient Greek city-state was at its peak of power and authority. Under the orders of the Athenian politician and general Pericles, the city ...

When the KMT exists, the nation exists, I shall exist; When the KMT vanishes, the nation vanishes, I shall vanish too. Chiang Kai-Shek With the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the ...

Find out how the first coins were created, why paper money was first introduced and all the discoveries and social changes that led to our current monetary system.