Considering that the Anglo-Saxon period ended nearly 1,000 years ago, there are a surprising number of Old English names still in use. The influence of the Roman Catholic Church grew considerably in ...
The medieval period had big battles fought with swords and axes between knights in suits of armour; it had political intrigue, dealing and double-dealing; it had seismic change after seismic change, ...
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On Sunday 4 October 1936, the East End of London was convulsed by street fighting. Sir Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists had organised a march through the area – home to a multicultural ...
To celebrate BBC History Magazine’s 20th birthday in 2020, we asked 20 experts to nominate a historical enigma that they’d dearly love to see solved. Later, we released a series of podcasts that ...
Test your knowledge on the Elizabethan period, from Elizabeth I’s court to the Spanish Armada… Lauren Good is the digital ...
How was Spencer Perceval assassinated? It was early evening on 11 May 1812, and the prime minister was running late. He was rushing to get to a session of evidence on a question that had been ...