Explore the world’s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from generation to generation. Unravel the meaning and context behind the myths, understand their cultural significance, and...
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Of all the periods in history, the Renaissance has to be one of the most exciting. It saw the emergence of a new breed of art and literature, but the discovery of the New World also gave birth to a battle of conquest between nations. In this digital...
The great Roman senator and historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus once stated: “Great empires are not maintained by timidity.“ The Roman Empire is certainly proof of that, ruling its territories and borders with ferocity and efficiency to become...
From the earliest days of mankind battles have been used to settle conflicts and as a tool by those with dreams and ambitions of conquering the world. They were often horribly gruesome for those involved, but played pivotal roles in history. Here we...
Manned heavier-than-air flight was undoubtedly one of the most important achievements of the 20th century, playing a crucial role in shaping the modern world that we know today. As tools for travel, aircraft have brought people together. As tools of...
It was famously said that at the height of its power the British Empire was so vast that the Sun never set on it. To be more precise, an astonishing 33.7 million square kilometres – almost a quarter of the planet’s land area – were touched by...
The legacy of the vast empire of ancient Rome is present everywhere around us in the modern world today. The Romans left us poetry, ideas, laws, and vocabulary, but the practical heritage the Roman Empire passed down is most evident in the fields of...
On Bosworth field in 1485 the feud that had caused bloodshed and battle for three decades came to an end. The victor was the last hope of the Lancastrians, Henry Tudor, and by marrying Elizabeth of York, the daughter of the Yorkist Edward IV, he...
The Medieval era is often dismissed as a brutal period of darkness, ignorance, bloodshed and disease – the so-called ‘Dark Ages’ dividing classical antiquity from the age of enlightenment. But while warfare, invasions and religious persecution...
When the Romans printed the first world map 2,000 years ago, little did they know that half of it was missing. It wasn’t until a handful of brave explorers dared to set sail across those never-ending oceans that we came to discover the New World....