Nige Tassell

A journalist for more than 30 years, Nige is also a prolific author, his latest book being a history of the national stadium – Field Of Dreams: 100 Years Of Wembley In 100 Matches (Simon & Schuster). Nige has written extensively for the BBC History portfolio for many years, covering a range of subjects and eras – from the fall of the Incas and the art of the zncient Greeks to the Harlem Renaissance and the Cuban Revolution.

Pope Franics waves to the crowd from a wheelchair

General History

How are popes elected? Here's what happens after a pope dies

Aeronauts James Glaisher (left) and Henry Coxwell (right) pose in the basket of their hot air balloon

Victorian

The balloon-riding Victorians who courted disaster: the true story behind The Aeronauts

The poor man and the pilgrim receive hospitality at a monastery in this 13th century miniature (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Membership

How to go on a medieval pilgrimage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Slave markets – as shown in this engraving – were a staple of most Roman towns (Image by Alamy)

Roman

Ancient Roman slavery: what was life like as an enslaved person?

Juliette Banoche as Coco Chanel in 'The New Look' and the real Coco Chanel.

20th Century

Did Coco Chanel collaborate with the Nazis during WW2?

A black and white photograph of Rudolf Hoss, on the first day of his trial for war crimes

Second World War

The real history behind The Zone of Interest: Did Rudolf Höss really live next door to Auschwitz?

William of Orange depicted landing in Devon

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What if…James II and VII had kept his throne?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin

20th Century

Bayard Rustin: the quiet force behind the March on Washington

Irsraeli Prime Minister Golda Meir sits at a desk, with one arm on the table

20th Century

Israel’s Iron Lady: the real story of Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War

An 18th-century artwork depicting the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius from across the Bay of Naples (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Roman

PompeiiA timeline of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius