The suffragettes took militant action in a bid to gain British women the vote. Here’s how a plot to set the Wimbledon tennis grounds ablaze in 1913 was foiled.

The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the ancient world’s most prestigious libraries. So, why did it disappear, and how ...

Female gladiators were a rarity in Ancient Rome, but the role they played was fascinating. Read on to find out more.

Island heads’ are famous worldwide but also mysterious. Who made these stone statues? How were they transported? What do they ...

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the ...

What impact did Thomas Jefferson have on the genesis of US democracy? How did the third president double the country’s size, and what were his thoughts on slavery?

In the 1950s, the US began test-flying a new spy plane, the Lockheed U-2. A Sky HISTORY series explores how this led to UFO sightings above Area 51.

How was the Met Office founded? The Meteorological Office, known as the Met Office for short, is the UK’s national weather service and was founded in 1854. The original purpose of the organisation was ...

September marks the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. There are some however who do not believe the official story of events, shrouding the day in a fog of suspicion and ...

Nikola Tesla’s visionary wireless experiments weren’t just about transmitting power—they were driven by his belief that he could bridge Earth and the cosmos. From his Colorado Springs magnifying ...

Billy Hayes' legendary escape from a Turkish prison was the basis for the Oscar-winning movie Midnight Express. Now, with his unique first-hand experience, Billy takes us into the world of the ...

It was thanks to ULTRA that we won the war. The Enigma story began in the 1920s, when the German military - using an 'Enigma' machine developed for the business market – began to communicate in ...