In 1605, a small band of English Catholics tried to destroy the king, his family and parliament in a single explosion. This ...

Showman and psychic researcher Harry Price turned Borley Rectory into a national sensation, and its infamy as a haunted house ...

Religious reformer Martin Luther’s message of spiritual freedom helped ignite the German Peasants’ War of 1525. But before ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

How did a law passed by Elizabeth I turn fashion into welfare? Ruth Goodman explains the story behind one garment and the ...

Set alight by Reformation hopes and long-standing grievances, the German Peasants’ War looked like it might successfully ...

Jane Winters: Records and sources now come in a whole range of formats. In some cases, they are very familiar analogue sources that have become digital, whereas in others they are in a completely new ...

Roman society was acutely hierarchical. Every occupation carried a moral weight, and the line between dignity and dishonour was a stark one. A senator who spoke in the law courts could win eternal ...