As seen in King and Conqueror, Edith the Fair was the first wife of Harold Godwinson, and a powerful player in the dynastic ...

Explore the momentous life of the Duke of Normandy – and later king of England, William the Conqueror – with expert insight ...

Though overshadowed by his famous brother Harold, Tostig Godwinson played a small yet crucial part in the dramatic downfall ...

Their fabled clash at hastings in 1066 changed England and Europe, but how well did Harold and William know each other prior ...

The late tech pioneer and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, who died in August 2025 aged 91, chose Tommy Flowers as a ...

Historian Richard Overy explains how the US firebombing of Japanese cities in 1945 killed more civilians than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined – and why it has been largely forgotten ...

Historian Selena Wisnom reveals how the ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia used ‘godnapping’ as a devastating form of ...

Summer is the perfect time to lose yourself in a good book – and history lovers have plenty of new titles to choose from this ...

Historian Karen Jones uncovers the often overlooked role of women in building the American West – from driving wagon trains to shaping communities and securing the vote ...

From the deserts of Egypt to the arid mountains of western Iran, from the Mediterranean coast to the highlands of Anatolia, King Ashurbanipal’s Neo-Assyrian empire dominated the ancient Near East. In ...