African-Americans had wilfully violated the segregation of public transport before Rosa Parks, even in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, where 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested nine months ...

Winston Churchill’s leadership in 1940 became one of the defining moments of modern British history – but the legacy of that ...

The assassinations of US presidents had lasting impacts on American history, shaping political policies, security measures ...

The lives of noble women in the Viking world were shaped by politics and logistics, and worlds apart from the lives of ...

Roman wars was interrupted by one of the defining events of the 1st century, and gave birth to one of ancient Rome’s most ...

At times of political instability and crisis, Soviet authorities turned to Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet to inspire calm and ...

They might have fought as enemies in the 9th century, but the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons shared common languages and deep ...

The botched Bay of Pigs invasion stands as one of several US failings in the 1960s as the Cold War rolled on. Why was it such ...

History’s most famous embroidery has sparked endless fascination and controversy over the circa 950 years since its creation. In the run-up to its arrival in London, David Musgrove spoke to the UK ...

As familiar notions suggest, medieval medicine was influenced by herbs and humours. But these factors were part of a broader ...

Few historical figures have been discussed and debated as much as Adolf Hitler. We have a wealth of primary source material available to us about his life, including his autobiographical manifesto ...

To the rest of the world, Göring often appeared as the public face of Nazi Germany during the 1930s as an example of the regime’s ambition and arrogance. And within Nazi Germany, he was Hitler’s ...