Was ancient Greek warfare really just a massive shoving contest?

In “Kitchenalia” we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was made. This time ancient portable coookers.

A Brief History of Food and how skilled cooks have been faking recipes for centuries.

An inside look at food and cooking in a ancient Roman kitchen.

A How To guide for those wishing to recreate clothing of the "(not so) Dark Age".

November 6th, 1217: On This Day England’s longest-lasting law, the Charter of the Forest, is sealed extending freedoms to the common people.

Dispelling the myth that flying the Union Flag upside down is a distress signal.

OTD the assassins of Julius Caesar were defeated at the Battle of Phillipi in northeast Greece.

The Bayeux Tapestry returns to England but what is its significance?

On This Day, 19th September, the preserved body of “Ötzi the Iceman” was discovered in 1991.

September 2nd to 6th, 1666 : The Great Fire rages across London destroying four-fifths of the city. In the early hours of September 2nd, 1666, a fire had broken out in Thomas Farriner’s bakery in Pudding Lane, near London Bridge. At the time blazes were fairly common, which might explain the Lord Mayor of London’s reaction ( right ). Unfortunately for Sir Thomas and his fellow Londoners a long, hot, dry summer had turned the city’s largely wooden infrastructure into a tinderb

On This Day, 27 August 1896, Britain fought its shortest ever war lasting just over 40 minutes.

More recipes from the Roman Festival at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds for you to try.

An exploration of Roman gladiator diets to tie in with the Royal Armouries Museum's Roman Festival 2025.

A further two recipes from the Golden Age of Piracy from an event at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.

A guide to poisons, their history and uses in the ancient world.

An introduction to the history of assassins and assassination.

A six part series on "How to:" build a replica naval gun from the Age of Sail. In Part Six we explore how to recreate the tackle, the ropes and pulleys to run out the gun.

The notion of Viking berserkers has captured the popular imagination but who were they?

Dispelling some myths that Medieval people did not bathe.