In this guest article, historian and content creator Mina Moriarty debunks some of the wildest sex tales stretching back thousands of years ...

Warfare was a way of life for many Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. A new Sky HISTORY series sees why several of their battles are considered the stuff of legend.

One of history’s most famous monarchs, father of the Royal Navy and founder of the Church of England, but did you also know that King Henry VIII once got drunk and offered out the King of France? Or ...

Arguably, history’s most fashionable, elegant and misunderstood figure, her cultural influence still resonates today. But did you also know that Marie Antoinette had a gambling problem and that she ...

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Sarah Breedlove was born into a family of former slaves. However, as thriving entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, she blazed a ...

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory is credited as being the most dangerous toy ever created. Keep reading to learn ...

The very first postcards weren’t cheeky at all. In fact, when they arrived in Britain in the late 1800s, they were strictly ...

Curse of Skinwalker Ranch is back for a sixth season. It’s already hit the US, but when and where can UK viewers check out the new run of episodes?

Mafia: Most Wanted is a three-part documentary series that reveals the inner workings of a crime family and the global empire ...

In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...

Not too many British kings are bequeathed an epithet, but ‘Bad King John’ is about as simple as it is self-explanatory. John lied, betrayed and murdered his way to the throne, before invoking such ...