Challenging some of the common misconceptions about witches.

Was "Albion" the name used for Great Britain by its earliest inhabitants?

Is colour-blind casting on TV and film, particularly documentaries, creating misleading and horrible history?

A brief introduction to the nineteen men, in no particular order of seniority, who formed Henry VIII’s Privy Council in 1540.

A brief guide to ancient underwear as part of our How To: Make Historical Costume.

An exploration of how Greek hoplites may have fought with their spears.

What follows was inspired by the video “ Vegetables don’t exist ” on the “Words Unravelled!” YouTube channel hosted by Rob Watts from “...

A beginners guide to Medieval games.

It can be argued that the face of modern Europe was changed by Kriegsspiel or “war game”.

Orgies…your first thought is so wrong. Now find out why.

As Corporal Jones often said in the long-running BBC sitcom “ Dad’s Army ”: “They don't like it up 'em!” An old soldier, a veteran of the...

Despite the best efforts of historians, the internet is still awash with misconceptions about the Middle Ages. Many of these ideas were...

The spear’s endearing simplicity has seen it adopted by virtually all cultures and societies across the globe. Indeed, the history of the...

Correcting a documentary faux pas, discover the history behind men's braces (suspenders if you prefer).

Debunking the idea that people in the Middle Ages were ignorant and uneducated.

I wonder how many of us take the humble tin can for granted? Have you ever stopped to think of the origins of this omnipresent object as...

In the September edition of BBC History magazine Anatoly Liberman, professor at the University of Minnesota and author of An Analytic...

July 29th, 1588: On this day in 1588, the fearsome Spanish Armada is sighted off England’s southern coast.

Impressment, colloquially known as “ the press” or the “press gang” [1] , was a means by which European navies could forcibly compel men...

Wrecking Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Wrecks were...