From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets.

With the news that Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to the UK confirmed, Dr David Musgrove examines the politics surrounding ...

Royal residences have been a hotbed of drama, violence and intrigue down the centuries. In our new Academy video series Royal Residences: Secrets and Scandals, historian Kate Williams delves deep into ...

Responsible for daring assignments like Operation Postmaster, the Special Operations Executive (SOE) was given a mission to ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as the Soviet Union imposed ideological control across Eastern Europe, the CIA ...

From exploding tinned food to covert assaults and code-breaking schemes, Ian Fleming’s real-life wartime exploits were just ...

Two rare Roman cavalry swords discovered in a Gloucestershire field have sparked the excavation of a previously unknown Iron ...

From seasonal intimacy schedules to open-air nudity, ancient Greco-Roman thinkers had no shortage of theories on how to stay ...

They were an aristocratic sorority like no other – controversial, stylish and utterly polarising. Products of British high society, the Mitford sisters were a six-piece social meteor shower streaking ...

In the Boyne Valley of eastern Ireland stands one of the world’s most fascinating prehistoric monuments: Newgrange. Centuries older than the Pyramids of Giza or Stonehenge, Newgrange is a large ...

When we think of fatherhood, it’s easy to picture familiar roles: the breadwinner, the disciplinarian, the provider. But the history of fatherhood stretches back thousands of years and is full of ...