Discover the pivotal moments in the history of North East England, from Celtic struggles to the rise of Christianity in ...

At this point, when Harald had made real headway, he was invited to Christmas at Tofte farm. At the feast on Christmas Eve, a ...

In 1836, Charles Henry Harrod found himself in a prison hulk awaiting transportation to Tasmania for seven years’ hard labour. He had been convicted at the Old Bailey of receiving stolen goods, and ...

TRACEY NORMAN is an historian and author with a particular interest in witchcraft cases. She is the author of the acclaimed play WITCH, using actual witch trial documents to tell the story of a ...

David Clayton, Alan Davies (Foreword), ...

The first outbreak of the Black Death in Europe killed millions (claims range between 25 to 50 percent of Europe’s population) and it remains one of the greatest catastrophes in human history. The ...

COLM WALLACE is passionate about Irish history. He has a first-class honours masters in History and has written and edited several books, including The Little History of Galway for The History Press.

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‘One notices how people are gripped by the past … remembering the past … feeding on the past.’ ‘Brian Walker challenges embedded myths and perceptions, peels away the real from the imagined, presents ...

Elizabeth Goff ELIZABETH GOFF, known online as @thehistoricalgal, is passionate about bringing the Tudor world to life. With 100k+ followers on TikTok and 20k+ on Instagram, she shares engaging ...

In 1999 my expedition found George Mallory’s body on Mount Everest. The intense public interest in his tragic fate obscured the other actors in that dramatic story. The pioneers who attempted the ...

One American's Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State ...