Bruce Crompton is accustomed to analysing extraordinary militaria. Now he’s bringing this expertise to Sky HISTORY’s Battle ...

The women of the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II are an often overlooked but crucial group. Read on to meet these ...

William Shakespeare is globally renowned. However, a new historical drama film, Hamnet, is another attempt to shine a light ...

The story of ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins is firmly imprinted in the public consciousness. So, why is his assistant ...

Starts Tuesday 14 October 9pm on Sky HISTORY and HISTORY Play ...

Bradley Walsh: Egypt's Cosmic Code charts Bradley Walsh's first trip to Egypt in search of answers to some of Ancient History's biggest mysteries - who built the pyramids, why and how? Could Ancient ...

One Small Step For Pac-Man, One Giant Leap For Pac-Man-KindHappy birthday to Pac-Man, who was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. Or should I say ‘Puck Man’ which was the character’s original ...

Rylan Clark teams up with anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts to investigate one of the darkest and most harrowing chapters in British history - the murder of hundreds of women accused of ...

The Fifth Beatle? Today we celebrate the birthday of the most famous Old English Sheepdog that was never used to advertise paint. As it was on this day in 1966 that Paul McCartney’s beloved pooch ...

From 1692 to 1693, a pandemic swept through Salem Massachusettes. The Salem Witch Trials may have only lasted 15 months, but over 200 people were accused of practising witchcraft in that short time.

Queen Victoria is Britain's longest reigning monarch, on the throne for 64 years. Alexandrina Victoria Wettin, of the Royal House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was the daughter of Edward Augustus, Duke of ...