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Front and profile views of the bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar (c50 BC) on display in the British Museum. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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My history hero Nick Knowles chooses Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Iranian Jewish woman walks past the graves of Polish Jews who died in Iran during and after the Second World War
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The Library The incredible tale of the WW2 Poles who fought back

The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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England’s migrant crisis

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BBC World Histories – back issues

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The Library A legendary spymaster . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Poldark takes on a dangerous mission to liberate his friend Dwight from Quimper prison in France. Quimper was a real prison, which was
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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode five

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Hans Sloane and the British Museum . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Library Female flyers in Nazi Germany . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George Warleggan begins to gain power as a Justice of the Peace in the third series of 'Poldark'. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)
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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode four

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Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark

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Children at war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Poldark travels to Republican France in the latest episode of the BBC drama. France was a 'brutal and dangerous' place to be at the time, says historian Hannah Greig. (BBC/Mammoth Screen)
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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode three

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Q&A: When and why was the medieval law of outlawry eventually repealed?

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The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?

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The Second World War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.