Long before Barbie ruled the doll market, a simple, durable and pale-white figure called Charlotte was the must-have children ...

The cannon were pumping shot into the hull of the vessel, sending lethal splinters of shrapnel through the air. A fire had broken out below the main deck and the crew was attempting to douse the ...

You're a sailor (or, maybe even a famous pirate). Several weeks out to sea, you come across another ship that seems to be acting strangely. Getting a closer look, you realise it is floating adrift, ...

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The medieval period had big battles fought with swords and axes between knights in suits of armour; it had political intrigue, dealing and double-dealing; it had seismic change after seismic change, ...

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On Sunday 4 October 1936, the East End of London was convulsed by street fighting. Sir Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists had organised a march through the area – home to a multicultural ...

To celebrate BBC History Magazine’s 20th birthday in 2020, we asked 20 experts to nominate a historical enigma that they’d dearly love to see solved. Later, we released a series of podcasts that ...

Test your knowledge on the Elizabethan period, from Elizabeth I’s court to the Spanish Armada… Lauren Good is the digital ...