On This Day (December 1st, 1581), having been convicted of high treason, English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion was drawn through the streets of London, hanged and then quartered at Tyburn.

On November 18th, 1910, three hundred female protesters marched to the Houses of Parliament as part of their campaign to secure voting rights for women. What happened next saw the women met with violence from the police and male bystanders. The shocking nature of the violence led to the day being christened "Black Friday".

A brief introduction on how little Romans were educated to climb the greasy pole to attain military and political glory for Rome (and themselves).

A century is a hundred, right? So how come a Roman army century was only 80 soldiers? Find out more.

In recreating recipes from the Medieval and Tudor periods we often rely on the Forme of Cury. That last word sounds a lot like 'curry' but is there any connection? We didn't know so we set about finding out.

If you are an English speaker, have you ever wondered why we call the months of the year what we do? Well wonder no longer because here is a handy guide to where those names came from. Like many elements of western European culture we can, once more, thank the Romans.

Dispelling the myth that a Medieval sword's fuller acts as a "blood groove" so the blade does not get stuck in a body.

Just who were the Amazons? Where they a fierce tribe of men-hating women or was this propaganda spread by ancient Greek men?

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted burying Pompeii and Herculaneum, two ancient Roman towns on the Bay of Naples, in volcanic rock and ash. But when did this happen?