Painting of a European marketplace

Europe

Et Tu, Brute?What did Caesar say before he died?

Allied troops hide from enemy shelling during the battle of Caen. The town was finally captured after several weeks of intensive fighting. The white markings on their shoulders were later added to the photograph by a censor to hide the name of the battalion. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images)

The battle for Normandy: what happened after D-Day?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British Army tanks are unloaded on to Gold Beach on D-Day

D-Day quizTest your knowledge of the Normandy Landings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex, scandal and slander: who was Messalina?

William Caxton shows off his new press in Westminster to Edward IV in a 19th-century painting (Photo by Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo)

How William Caxton printed the first-ever book in English. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Paris became a charnel house during the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre, as shown in this painting by François Dubois (Photo By DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images)

General Early Modern

Catholics vs HuguenotsYour guide to the French Wars of Religion

Illustration by Laurie Avon

Medieval warfare: five deceptive ways to win a battle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A clown, c1970s. The next decade, there would be a panic over "stalker clowns" in the US (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Clowns, agoraphobia and kayaks: a history of fear and loathing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Construction of the Berlin Wall begins at Ebertstrasse. The barrier would divide the city for 28 years (Photo by von der Becke/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Life in East Germany: the cultural evolution behind the Iron Curtain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christopher Clark at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (Photo by Damien McFadden)

Christopher Clark“The 1848 revolutions were a dissonant orchestra of ambitions and intentions”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elsie Wright, who with her cousin Frances Griffiths took photos of sprites, gnomes and fairies, 1917 (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Fake news: 8 of the most notorious photograph hoaxes, from fairies to UFOs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman Forum in Rome, Italy (Photo by Olgacov | Dreamstime.com)

Rome historyEmperors, popes and Renaissance glory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A c1780 portrait of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and talented composer, violinist and swordsman (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges: how the mixed-race musical maestro Joseph Bologne became a star in 18th-century France

A c1642 portrait of a 12-year-old Charles, Prince of Wales, accompanied by a page, likely painted to commemorate his presence at the battle of Edgehill (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Making of a monarch: how the young Charles II endured war, defeat and exile before the Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 8Athens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 7Oslo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British prime minister Tony Blair, US Senator George Mitchell and Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern

A brief history of the Good Friday Agreement

(l-r) Blanche, Marguerite and Jeanne of Burgundy, three sisters at the heart of a royal scandal and succession crisis in medieval France (Photos by The Picture Art Collection and ACTIVE MUSEUM / ACTIVE ART / Alamy Stock Photo)

Scandalous sisters: how three French princesses brought down the Capetian dynasty

Episode 6Paris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of a Viking with a blue tooth wearing mail and a helmet

Q&AIs it true that Bluetooth was named after a Viking king?

Bradley James as Jomsvikings leader Harekr in season 2 of Vikings: Valhalla

JomsvikingsLegendary Viking mercenaries or men of myth?

Women's history podcast episodes

Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola

My history heroMichael Rosen chooses Émile Zola. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Landmarks of Prague

Prague historyCastles, cathedrals and conflict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2Prague. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Landmarks of Berlin

Berlin historyDark days and bright nights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrayal of the Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light BrigadeWho blundered in the Valley of Death?

Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak

My history heroReeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers in the Crimean War

Your ultimate guide to the Crimean War

Fascist leaders pictured a few days before the March on Rome, October 1922. Benito Mussolini (centre) would soon be the most powerful man in Italy (Photo by Mondadori via Getty Images)

Mussolini's March on RomeHow Italy became the first fascist state