Public executions in the city were sometimes watched by as many as 50,000 people. Read more in the latest instalment of our 'Little Did You Know' series ...

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After the King and his Roundheads were defeated in 1645, he was imprisoned by Cromwell, put on trial and later beheaded outside Banqueting House in London 377 years ago today on January 30, 1649. It ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Black Death (Yersinia pestis) killed as much as half of Europe ...

Just over six months remain until the opening whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and excitement is building all over the globe. The competition will be the biggest in World Cup history, jointly hosted ...

Students at a Cambridgeshire school have voted to remove 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys' name from one of its houses. That comes after research highlighting his “abusive and exploitative” behaviour ...

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Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...

Researchers believe they’ve discovered a “plague pit” mass grave from 1350 outside of Erfurt, Germany. The deserted medieval village of Neuses was struck hard by the Black Death plague in the 14 th ...

Pupils at a school once attended by the 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys have voted to remove his name from one of their houses, following revelations about his "abusive and exploitative" treatment ...