A sword engraved with Templar crosses. An ornate libation vessel hewn from alabaster. An iron box depicting Biblical images. These are some of the tantalising treasures in the possession of Carl ...

When it comes to disgusting events in history, you can’t get much worse than the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. Also known as the Erfurter Latrinensturz in German – translating to 'Erfurt latrine fall' – ...

The infectious disease of smallpox ran rampant for centuries, killing millions – until an experiment on the eight-year-old ...

The unlikely escapades of Oliver Cromwell's head Exhumed upon the orders of King Charles II in 1681, Cromwell's corpse was ritually hanged and his embalmed head was put on public display but the story ...

She may officially be Catherine, Princess of Wales, but many – even those in the media – still fondly refer to the future queen simply as Kate Middleton. It’s a testament to how intensely popular she ...

Even now, 30 years after his death, Ayrton Senna remains one of the most iconic figures in Formula One history. For casual and long-time followers of the sport, his name continues to be associated ...

Stroll along Lima’s coast in late December and you might spot a scene that feels part theatre, part prayer. Bright Andean ponchos. Incense curling into the air. Blankets laid on the sand, scattered ...

It was in the officers' mess of the British Army’s 11th Devonshire Regiment stationed in the Indian town of Jabalpur (Jubbulpore as it was then known) in 1875 that lieutenant Neville Francis ...

The ‘Space Race’ between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 20th century captured imaginations across the world. In the 1950s and 1960s, the two superpowers fought to demonstrate which ...

The Allies would have faced not only enemy soldiers and ferocious kamikaze raids, but also what the US strategists described as ‘a fanatically hostile population’ of civilians. Millions of men, women ...

Franklin D Roosevelt was the US President famous for his New Deal who hid his disability from the world and didn't live to see the Allies' victory over Germany in WW II. Roosevelt was born into a ...

Whether seeking to expand their empires and spheres of influence or subjugate those of a different faith, numerous states and dynasties were immersed in the blood and thunder of war during the ...