The Alan Bennett-scripted drama 'The Choral' has attracted praise, but how faithfully does the film capture intricacies of ...

The 1st President of the United States was a man of mystery, but did George Washington really have wooden teeth? How much ...

Ahead of World War II with Tom Hanks airing on Sky HISTORY, Sir Antony Beevor reflects on why now is the ideal time for a new ...

One particularly brutal event that occurred during World War II was the Wola Massacre. This massacre is deeply disturbing, ...

Historian Megan Coles reveals the bizarre medieval deaths caused by cesspits, assassins, wine barrels and even uncontrollable laughter.

‘Every route is a choreography for me. A creation. I see myself as an artist, and I paint with movement on nature’s canvas.’ If the words of Matt Bush sound a bit pretentious or precious, bear in mind ...

On a chilly morning on the 19th May 1536 at 8.00am, thirty-six-year-old Anne Boleyn walked a few steps from her confined chambers to Tower Green and into history as the first English Queen to be tried ...

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The year 1066 is synonymous with the Norman Conquest and the violent end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England. But what’s been largely forgotten is that, just weeks before the Battle of Hastings, there was ...

The George Davis saga, which spiralled from a criminal investigation into an anti-establishment movement, began in April 1974 with a payroll heist on the offices of the London Electricity Board in ...

The British regarded us [the GIs] as well-meaning but blundering intercessors whom they rather preferred to have on their island than the Jerries. The Home Guard, or 'Local Defence Volunteers', was ...

Fans of Sky HISTORY’s Vikings will be no strangers to Ivar the Boneless, the fierce and fearsome warrior. Ivar might be a fan favourite on screen, but what do we know about the real-life Viking behind ...