In this issue

Terror in the Tower of London
Discover the fate of traitors, heretics and unlucky royals alike.

24 Missing Treasures
Lost artefacts from around the world explained.

Secrets of the National Gallery
Hidden history, from Nazis to art thieves...

Greatest Battles - BATTLE OF SHIROYAMA

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN, 1-24 SEPTEMBER 1877

9 mins

WOMEN IN COMPUTING

From Ada Lovelace to the codebreakers of WWII, John Croucher discusses the role of women in computing

4 mins

"IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OWN OUR OWN HISTORY"

Blindness and blind people have usually been framed in history as inspirational or tragic, but now Selina Mills wants to question that narrative

9 mins

Bess of Hardwick ELIZABETH'S NEMESIS

Who was the ambitious Tudor noblewoman who proved to be a thorn in Gloriana’s side?

9 mins

THE GOLDEN AGE OF SMUGGLING

Discover the age when the coasts of Britain were awash with illegal goods

9 mins

What's in a name?

20 strangest royal nicknames from history (and where they came from)

4 mins

GODS OF EGYPT

Discover how ancient Egyptians explained the mysteries of the world

10+ mins

OPPENHEIMER

Christopher Nolan's latest history-themed blockbuster is an artistic triumph

2 mins

JAPAN HAD REMAINED ISOLATIONIST?

While Japan keeps its distance, overall supremacy of the region could be up for grabs

5 mins

BATTLE OF SHIPKA PASS

SHIPKA, BULGARIA, JULY 1877-JANUARY 1878

9 mins

Abelard & Heloise A Medieval Love SCORY

How the correspondence between two lovers preserved their place in history as romantic icons

9 mins

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMMANDER CRABB

He was a war hero and Britain's number one diver, but during a secret mission investigating a Russian cruiser, he vanished never to return...

10 mins

MYSTERY CULTS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

In the Greco-Roman world, forgotten cults enacted arcane rituals whose secrets historian Hugh Bowden reveals...

6 mins

DEADLY FASHION

If looks could kill, these fashion trends saw their followers pay the ultimate price

7 mins

Rise of the MONGOLS

How Genghis Khan forged an empire that sought to span the world

10+ mins

INDIGENOUS HISTORICAL SITES

From ancient mounds to cliff dwellings, five Native American locations worth visiting

4 mins

EXPLORING INDIGENOUS RESURGENCE

Taiaiake Alfred guides us through the importance of the revitalisation of Canada's First Nations culture

4 mins

INFLUENTIAL NATIVE AMERICANS

Men and women who defended, inspired and led their people across the centuries

4 mins

HIILILI KOKKO: KATSINA FIGURE

This distinctive wooden figure represents a spiritual being, important to the folklore of the Hopi tribe USA, c.1900

2 mins

IROQUOIS LONGHOUSE

Northeast America and Upstate New York c.18th century

3 mins

GUTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS DID NOT SUCCEED?

How reform could have been stifled and the empowerment of literacy controlled by the elites of Church and State

6 mins

BATTLE OF SOMOSIERRA

SOMOSIERRA PASS, SEGOVIA, SPAIN, 30 NOVEMBER 1808

8 mins

GALILEO vs The Inquisition

How the revered astronomer went head to head with the might of the Catholic Church

10 mins

The Seong Sisters

How three women's influence went on to change the course of Chinese history

9 mins

THE FORGOTTEN EMPIRE

Mark Healy reveals why the Assyrian Empire was a power to be reckoned with

6 mins

TESLA - The tormented genius who electrified the scientific world

You might drive one of the cars, maybe you’ve heard of the coil, but just how much do you really know about the late 19th century inventor and technological wizard Nikola Tesla?

10+ mins

BRITAIN IN TURMOIL

Dr Clare Jackson discusses why Britain was viewed as a 'failed state' during the Stuart period of instability

4 mins

STEPHEN OF BLOIS HAD DIED IN THE WHITE SHIP DISASTER?

Without Stephen being able to claim the crown, England may have experienced its first queen regnant

6 mins

Greatest Battles - BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN

LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER, MONTANA, USA, 25 JUNE 1876

9 mins

TYCHO BRAHE: THE Radical ASTRONOMER

Exploring the heavens has been a pursuit of humankind since the first person looked up to the sky and saw the strange twinkling lights we now know to be the stars and the planets.

8 mins

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