Pliny the Elder was an intellectual powerhouse of ancient Rome. Though not a physician, in describing the ideal daily routine ...

The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...

In the middle decades of the 19th century, Britain experienced rapid industrial change without suffering revolution or major ...

As Europe lay in ruins following the end of the Second World War, Churchill’s instinct was to punish the surviving Nazi ...

Rather than focusing on the risk to the Bayeux Tapestry in its forthcoming loan to the British Museum, David Musgrove argues ...

Victorian audiences revelled in riddles, physical comedy and bawdy jokes that challenge everything we think we know about 19th-century respectability ...

During the Second Punic War, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal led his forces to numerous victories. But did he really take war elephants across the Alps?

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What were the Corn Laws? The most infamous Corn Laws were the protectionist measures brought in by the British government in 1815, which restricted the amount of foreign grain that could be imported ...

Andrew Roberts: "If we topple Nelson, what do we do about the pyramids, built at least in part by slave labour?" Although it is completely illogical, ahistorical and unfair to natural justice to judge ...