Thomas Becket: Murder in t he Cathedral: First he was Henry II’s bosom pal, then an annoyance whose meddling had to come to an end,The American
Revolutionary War The era-defining conflict in five key moments, starting with a spat about
tea that boiled over...

Lords, leaders and luminaries
Meet the famous figures who captured the headlines.

A snapshot in time: 1908
What sort of world would you encounter if you were to travel back in time to a random year in Edwardian Britain? 

The slave who stole a ship and sailed to freedom
We tell the story of Robert Smalls: an enslaved man who broke free from bondage and became a war hero..

The Truman Doctrine
How the US strove to control the spread of communism.

A culture of fear
How the threat of nuclear war affected everyday life.

To hell and back again
In 1911, the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson set off on an expedition to the Antarctic: a trip that would nearly cost him his life.

Catching the Red Fox
Inside the life of double-crossing nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs..

Inside Tutankhamun’s tomb
Explore one of history’s greatest archaeological discoveries.

The men who ruled Egypt
Who was the mightiest pharaoh of them all? You decide.

Great Paintings... American Gothic
We explore the enduring mystery behind one of the world’s most parodied works of art.

The battles that created a nation
Explore the deadly clashes that ended countless lives.

most unlikely suspect
In May 1922, a respected country solicitor named Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong was convicted of poisoning his wife. But did he really do it?

Scotland’s witch hunts
A look at some of the facts and statistics associated with the persecution of witches north of the border.

The Salem witch trials
How did a vulnerable New England settlement end up playing host to the most notorious witch trials in history?

Elizabethan daily life
Take a trip through 16th-century England and its heady mixture of sights, sounds and smells.

The Spanish Armada
A day-by-day account of how Elizabeth’s greatest military victory unfolded, and its impact on Spain’s fleet..

Top 11 inventors of the revolution
We meet the British men and women whose technological innovations would go on to shape the way we live today.

Progress and its price
We examine the big numbers of the Industrial Revolution.

How the revolution spread from Britain
From France to North America, the effects of the Industrial Revolution soon travelled across the globe..

The rise and fall of Roman Britain - A look at the pivotal events in the province’s history.

Carving out new territory - How exactly did the Romans conquer Britain?

THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH

Discover the power of religion in the  Middle Ages – from cradle to grave

Privateers, buccaneers and corsairs
How did a buccaneer differ from a corsair; a corsair from a privateer? We explore the main pirate groups.

Queen Anne’s Revenge
Explore the flagship of Blackbeard’s fleet.

Muslim rulers of the waves
Before the likes of Blackbeard and Anne Bonny, bands of corsairs operated out of North African ports.

Secrets of Lancaster and York
Surprising facts about the two warring houses.

Great War munitionettes
Lou Kuenzler shines a light on Britain’s female munitions workers during WWI and the dangers they encountered.

Top 10 quotations of the 20th century
To mark the 100th issue of BBC History Revealed, Dr Seán Lang has chosen 10 quotations that have defined recent history – and you can have your own say online.

Causes of the revolution
An incompetent monarch, high taxation and failing harvests were all catalysts for change.

Robespierre and the Terror
Even French leaders were not safe from the guillotine’s blade.

The rise of Napoleon
From the political turmoil, France’s emperor rose..

14 influential ancient Greeks
Meet the figures whose names still loom large today.

Medicine and health
Why Hippocrates would influence physicians for centuries..

Women in Nazi Germany
Learn about the regime’s disturbing views on women.

Hitler’s rise to power
Discover how the events of World War I and the Great Depression led people to put their faith in the Nazi leader.

Class experience
How were wealthy ticket holders in first class treated compared to those in second and third?

The aftermath
We explore the official inquiries into the sinking and look at how the world responded to the tragic loss of life.

Countdown to disaster
An hour-by-hour account of the night when the ‘unsinkable’ vessel disappeared into the North Atlantic..

The pioneering Pankhursts
How one family came to have such a seismic impact.

Fighting a new battle
How suffragettes served king and country during WWI.

Champions of the cause
Discover eight other figures who supported women’s suffrage..

Secrets of the sonnets
What Shakespeare’s sonnets reveal about his desires.

The wisdom of Shakespeare
We unlock the meaning behind five memorable quotes from Shakespeare’s plays..

The year that changed everything
What caused the political and social upheaval of 1917?

Conflict within
More bloodshed was to come in the wake of the revolution.

The price of beauty
Lucy Jane Santos delves into the dangerous history of cosmetics – from X-ray hair removal to arsenic wafers.

Everything you wanted to know: power - How much control did medieval queens have over their subjects? Dr Elena Woodacre answers the key questions.

Eleanor of Aquitaine - Follow the story of Europe’s most powerful female ruler.

Surprising facts from medical history
Six unexpected tidbits of trivia plucked from medicine’s past – including details of how a ‘miracle tree’ cured scurvy.

20th-century breakthroughs
We reveal 10 major medical discoveries of recent times, and explore the birth of Britain’s National Health Service.

A nation divided
Follow the pivotal events of the Civil Wars.

Warrior women
Why the Civil Wars weren’t purely a male domain.

10 home front survival tips
From cooking tips to making the most of your leisure time, find out how to survive the war years.

Make do and mend
Britons waged war on their wardrobes, armed with a needle and thread..

Henry VIII and his six Wives
The lives and loves of the women who shaped a dynasty...

Milestones of the Viking Age
Chart the ups and downs of Viking history - from first contact to defeat at Hastings.

Women and the Viking world
Were shield maidens real? Explore what we know about the lives of women across the Viking world.

The incredible life of Charlotta Bass
Meet the newspaper publisher and activist who became the first woman of colour to run for US vice president.

Everything you wanted to know about the Victorians - Professor Sarah Richardson answers key questions about Victoria’s reign.

Victoria: queen, wife, mother - Discover what went on behind palace doors and why Victoria became known as the Grandmother of Europe and more...

Roman Empire
Meet the multitude of emperors who ruled and conquered for nearly 500 years.

Housing and Hygiene
Discover what really went on at the Roman baths and see how the wealthy lived.

Leisure
From chariot racing to gladiatorial bouts, the Romans made the most of their downtime..

Martin Luther & his 95 Theses
How the law student-turned-theologian angered the pope and kickstarted the Reformation – and how he lost control of it.

The Colour of War
Experience the two World Wars as never before through newly colourised images from Marina Amaral and Dan Jones.

My Life In History
Harriet Heaton, cavalry trooper re-enactor in the Sealed Knot..

HISTORY EXTRA PODCAST
Download episodes for free from iTunes and other providers, or via historyextra.com/podcast.

The changing face of marriage
From traditions surrounding popping the question to the big day that keeps getting bigger, saying “I do” isn’t what it used to be.

Rome’s bloodiest emperors
Who were worst Roman emperors? Explore the brutal (and bizarre) behaviour of Nero, Caligula and more..

Lockdowns of the past
Discover how the likes of William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton coped with enforced isolation.

Houses through time
Take a whistlestop tour through British homes – from Edwardian grandeur to post-war mod cons..

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