A Red Cross worker in the United States, 1918

Q&A

How did Spanish Flu get its name? When did our ancestors start using toilet paper? Why did the famous Crystal Palace burn down? And where was the WW1 Armistice signed? Here, your most burning questions about history are answered by historians and experts…

Historical black-and-white print showing construction workers assembling a long wooden trestle-like structure in an open field, with laborers below carrying tools and timber while a steam locomotive emits smoke in the distance

General History

Malaria once ravaged Britain. Could it come back?

Close-up of an open Egyptian sarcophagus displaying a wrapped mummy model inside next to its ornate, gilded lid

Victorian

Would you eat an Egyptian mummy? Here's why the Victorians did exactly that

A medieval nautical map illustration depicting a ruler or figure in a tall hat and blue cloak, surrounded by walled cities, flags, and red rhumb lines

Medieval

This medieval king ruled a vast empire and inspired the pope. He also didn't exist

Architectural reconstruction illustration of the grand Temple of Artemis at Ephesus with imposing marble columns, sculptured pediment, steps, and small figures gathered in the courtyard

Ancient Greece

It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – so why was it destroyed three times?

1858 Punch satirical cartoon titled 'The Silent Highwayman,' showing the Grim Reaper rowing on a polluted River Thames in front of London landmarks

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Victorian London's poop explosion: why even Queen Victoria couldn't escape the stench. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A coloured medieval-style engraving depicts the Venerable Bede, an elderly monk in a red robe and cap, seated while reading from an open book.

Period

After the Romans left, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrived. What was the difference?

Vintage illustration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in profile, in front of a musical score

General History

Why was Mozart obsessed with poo?

Women at Kappa Kappa Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta Houses of University of California at Los Angeles in 1952

General History

What is Greek life?

Former British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald sitting behind a desk

20th Century

Where does the term ‘champagne socialist’ come from?

Roman soldiers on the detail of Trajan's Column

Roman

Why decimation was the most unfair punishment in the Roman Army

Spanish republican propaganda referring to the term 'fifth column'

General History

Q&AWhere does the term ‘fifth column’ come from?

A Painting of The Grand Canal in Venice

General Early Modern

Q&AThe Grand Tour: a rite of passage for Europe’s elite

A map showing the Cinque ports

Medieval

Q&AWhat are the Cinque Ports?

The outlaw Johannes Bückler, also known as Schinderhannes

Georgian

Q&AWho was Schinderhannes and why is he known as the ‘German Robin Hood’?

Margaret Lockwood as Katherine Ferrers

Georgian

Q&AWere there any real highwaywomen, and did they dress up as men?

Anglo-Saxon thegns

Norman

Q&AWho was Eadnoth the Staller?

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Did Ramesses II really have a passport?

Ancient EgyptvideoQ&ADid Ramesses II really have a passport?

Trajan statue

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General ModernvideoIs Eastern Europe disappearing?

GeorgianvideoWhy is Napoleon such a figure of ridicule in cinema?

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What was Albert Einstein's involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

MedievalvideoQ&ADid medieval people have rotten teeth?

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Q&AHow did J Robert Oppenheimer react to the first nuclear weapons test?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Victorian family gathers around a graveside

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Q&AWhat were Victorian burial societies and why were they formed?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scenic view of Cornwall

General HistoryvideoQ&AWhy is Cornwall called Cornwall?

Inflation hit Britain hard in the 1970s. Here activist Erin Pizz addresses a protest by housewives holdiing placards decrying rising food prices in July 1971

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Henry II

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What happened at the French court when Henry II died?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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NHS nurses holding a baby.

20th CenturyvideoWas there ever a golden age of the NHS?

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