Period

Women in WW2 army uniform march in front of an airplane

Second World War

Is The Six Triple Eight a true story? The real WW2 history, as told by the movie’s historical consultant

How convict labour forged empires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mural from the Tombs of the Nobles.

QuizHow much do you know about Ancient Egypt?

General History

Quiz of the weekWhich carol was written by priest Josef Mohr and composed by organist Franz Xaver Gruber?

Cast of 'Call the Midwife'. (Picture by BBC)

History TV and radio in the UK: what's on our screens this week?

An illustration of the Icelandic Yule Cat

General History

The child-eating Christmas Yule Cat: what are the origins of this Icelandic folklore?

Saint Augustine in His Study. (

Why is taking your own life considered a sin?How a Christian Saint defined suicide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Secrets of medieval churches. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Isabella of Castile: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The massacre that shattered the old Ottoman world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

Underwear history: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thomas Cromwell shown in a c1533 portrait after Hans Holbein the Younger (Photo by Penta Springs Limited/Alamy Stock Photo)

Thomas Cromwell's death – a rapid descent from the pinnacle of power

BBC History Magazine's 2024 history books of the year (illustration by Leila Omerova)

BBC History Magazine's 2024 Books of the Year33 best books for history lovers

Medieval relic hunters: the quest for Notre-Dame's crown of thorns. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Annie Gray (Photo by Melissa Rodrigues)

“Leisure was built into the whole shopping experience” | Annie Gray on the history of the high street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Holy sites of multiple religions stud Jerusalem’s skyline, including the Dome of the Rock (Photo by KiyechkaSo/Shutterstock)

“I don’t underestimate how difficult it is to satisfy everybody” | Simon Sebag Montefiore on writing the history of Jerusalem. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An engraving of John Milton in 1670. By that time he’d been blind for nearly two decades – but continued to express strong views on religion and the monarchy in his writing (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Long road to paradise: the life of John Milton and how he created his masterpiece, Paradise Lost. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christine de Pizan, pictured speaking to a trio of inspirational women in an illustration in her Book of the City of Ladies, written around the turn of the 15th century (Photo by Album/Alamy Stock Photo)

Medieval influencers: 4 women who brought change to the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lord Lucan and his wife Veronica, shortly after becoming engaged in 1963. It is thought that Lady Lucan was the intended target of the attack in 1974 (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Murder and vanishing without a trace: the mysterious case of Lord Lucan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Week six quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pedro Pascal as General Acacius in Gladiator II

Gladiator III: what could happen in a new sequel, according to Roman history

Part fiveWhat was work like in Victorian Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part fourWhat was health and medicine like in the 19th century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian family life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Living in sin: unmarried relationships in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to celebrate a Victorian wedding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American actress Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hayes. (Image by Alamy)

How Georgian and Victorian same-sex couples co-opted marital traditions and made them their own. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tempting treats & festive feats: christmas shopping down the ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vintage illustration from the poem 'The Night Before Christmas, or a Visit from St Nicholas' of Santa tacking stockings of gifts on the mantle on Christmas Eve; color lithograph by William Roger Snow.

The ultimate Christmas quiz. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Robert the Bruce: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.