Erwin Rommel remains one of World War II's most admired commanders – even by his enemies. Here's why the 'Desert Fox' earned ...

James Rampton is an experienced journalist and has written for a variety of newspaper outlets during his more than four decades in the industry. In the following guest article, James remembers the ...

It’s the biggest annual carnival in Europe, attracting around two million revellers from far and wide to London every August. Yet for all the parades, music and food, you might not suspect that the ...

Over recent years, we’ve become accustomed to seeing husband-and-wife pairs present together on British TV. Usually, though, these have been restricted to the gentle confines of daytime TV. There’s ...

When it comes to infamous criminals in British history, the Kray Twins are names that immediately come to mind for many. However, they are far from the only influential criminals who dominated the ...

The Georgian Kings belong to one of the most dysfunctional royal dynasties in British history. Loved and loathed by the public in equal measure, their scandals, backstabbings, feuds and betrayals ...

Yar me hearties! It’s hard not to conjure up visions of the Caribbean, or notorious figures like Blackbeard, when we think of pirates. Maybe Johnny Depp’s rum-soaked Jack Sparrow comes to mind. Fun ...

Gunpowder Siege dramatically reimagines the most infamous rebellion plot in British history, shattering the myths to reveal the largely forgotten, gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot. Prepare to ...

In 1940, Winston Churchill famously ordered the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a newly founded British espionage force, to ‘set Europe ablaze’. Throughout the Second World War, many brave female ...

She was a working-class girl from Lancashire who became an internationally feted sporting talent. Hailed as a prodigy on the pitch, she defied convention in both her personal and professional life.

British monarchs have tended to die from violence or ill health. King Richard I was shot down with a crossbow while leading his men in attacking a castle, and Queen Anne died from a series of strokes.

Queen Victoria and her family: austere, repressed, and rather dry? Not a bit of it. The royal household was actually embroiled in juicy scandals that featured forbidden love, illegal gambling and an ...