In June 1645, the Battle of Naseby turned the tide of the English Civil War – but how? The Sky HISTORY series Britain’s Lost ...

From its inception in 1299 to when it went down the pan on 1st November 1922, the empire of the Ottoman Turks was a multicultural melting pot that at its zenith in 1683 stretched from the northwest of ...

Who is Athos Salomé and why is he known as the 'Living Nostradamus'? Keep reading as we share his stunning predictions for ...

To date, there have been eleven official state funerals in the UK. State funerals differ from ceremonial funerals (such as those for the Queen Mother, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher) as they ...

Why did thousands join Kett’s Rebellion in 1549? Discover the causes, key moments and its impact on Tudor England.

Fancy some alternative festive viewing? Here are the best Christmas movies – from the well-known to the overlooked – of Hollywood’s black-and-white era.

Could a legendary treasure hoard be about to surface at long last? A new season of Sky HISTORY’s The Curse of Oak Island is now heading to UK screens.

After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European ...

Despite the best efforts of King Henry I (1068-1135) to line up his legitimate daughter Matilda (1102-1167) for the royal hot seat in the event of his death, Henry’s upstart nephew Stephen of Blois ...

He married a nineteen-year-old bride in 1772 but, after another break down, forced her into a Convent. From 1783, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' was ill and was nursed by his daughter until 1788, when he ...

The bill eventually passed through Parliament and implemented calendar reform on Sept 2nd, 1752, which was immediately followed by Thursday 14th - technically removing eleven days out of the month.

From Executive Producers Kevin Costner and Doris Kearns Goodwin, Kevin Costner's The West is an eight-part series that provides a fresh look at the epic history of the American West by delving into ...