Witness history's most incredible moments and remarkable people.
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Charlemagne remains one of the towering figures of European history.
01 Jun 2026,·46 mins,·
In 1620, Pilgrims made their famous journey across the Atlantic in the Mayflower.
29 May 2026,·34 mins
How did railways reshape everything from holidays, to warfare, to time itself?
25 May 2026,·50 mins
A marvel of engineering, the Hindenburg airship was intended to revolutionise air travel.
22 May 2026,·24 mins
The Haitian Revolution began in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791.
18 May 2026,·52 mins,·
What drove ordinary people to take up arms against the federal government?
15 May 2026,·39 mins,·
Sidney Reilly is often described as the real James Bond – the modern image of a spy.
11 May 2026,·48 mins,·
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to mark the United States’ 100th birthday.
08 May 2026,·39 mins
What caused Spain's military to turn against the country's civilian government in 1936?
04 May 2026,·49 mins,·
Harry Houdini's incredible tricks, illusions and escapes have become the stuff of legend.
01 May 2026,·44 mins
Sir Francis Drake is most famous for his role in defeating the Spanish Armada of 1588.
27 Apr 2026,·49 mins,·
Antoni Gaudí created some of history’s best-loved architecture.
24 Apr 2026,·38 mins,·
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is one of the most important recording artists on the planet.
20 Apr 2026,·49 mins
The discovery at Sutton Hoo is one of the greatest archaeological finds on English soil.
17 Apr 2026,·50 mins
What would it take to resolve the bloodiest conflict ever fought on American soil?
13 Apr 2026,·54 mins
Charlie Chaplin's wistful slapstick lit up the silver screen like no one else.
10 Apr 2026,·52 mins,·
The Civil War began with a question: could a nation built on slavery survive without it?
06 Apr 2026,·53 mins
After a catastrophic FA ban in 1921, how did the women’s game rise from the ashes?
03 Apr 2026,·45 mins
Why, in 1914, was Europe so fragile that a single shooting could tear it apart?
30 Mar 2026,·51 mins,·
In 1940, 3,000 airmen risked their lives to defend British shores from the Nazis.
27 Mar 2026,·43 mins,·
C.S. Lewis is perhaps best known for his Chronicles of Narnia series.
23 Mar 2026,·49 mins,·
The Great Depression was the worst peacetime economic shock of the twentieth century.
20 Mar 2026,·48 mins
Sixty years after his death, Hemingway remains a symbol of modernism and masculinity.
16 Mar 2026,·52 mins,·
Shakespeare’s villain, Richard III, is immortalised as a monster, but is that fair?
13 Mar 2026,·49 mins,·
How did the latter half of the Middle Ages lay the foundation for our modern world?
09 Mar 2026,·52 mins,·
Hadrian’s Wall was built to mark the extent of the Roman Empire in Britain.
06 Mar 2026,·45 mins,·
The period known as the Middle Ages was defined by more than knights and warfare.
02 Mar 2026,·53 mins,·
Wilbur and Orville Wright were determined to turn the dream of flight into reality.
27 Feb 2026,·50 mins
After such success, Athens’ decline is a lesson in great civilisations' rise and fall.
20 Feb 2026,·51 mins,·
In April 1982, decades of tension between Argentina and England exploded into war.
16 Feb 2026,·51 mins,·
