Illustration of strange creatures

Weird and wonderful history

Dying well; tears and sorrow on the death of a youth. Treasury of Wisdom, 15th century. (© The Art Archive/Alamy)

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages

Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about

Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Blasphemous Bibles and cannibals at sea: 4 bad days in history

8 weird and wonderful Victorian discoveries

Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

Picture of the Frost Fair on the Thames

Q&ADid the Thames used to freeze over?

Banquet at a wealthy home in ancient Rome. (Photo by North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy)

Dormice, ostrich meat and fresh fish: the surprising foods eaten in ancient Rome

In pictures: strange creatures through history

BBC History Magazine

In pictures: Frames in focus

The Victorians’ grisly fascination with murder

Amazing inventions and London after dark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From loincloths to corsets: a brief history of underwear with Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner

A 1950s woman at a grocery store. (Photo by ClassicStock / Alamy)

9 ways our food shopping habits have changed since 1947

Roman wallpainting of a dinner party, Pompeii, Italy. (Photo by Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy)

What did people eat in Ancient Rome?

BBC History Magazine

Sexy shoes: 5 things our footwear has said about us through history

BBC History Magazine

Pleb: a history of the word that sparked ‘plebgate’

Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century

Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers

6 beds that made history

BBC History Magazine

In pictures: at home in a doll's house

5 things beards tell us about history

A brief history of tattoos

Germany through the centuries and Hitler’s cocaine habit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

10 strange historical facts about Finland

The history of Sherlock Holmes - in pictures

A painting in the cave of Altamira, Spain

The rise of Homo sapiens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Amazing history pictures: Hitler in disguise

BBC History Magazine

Old news: A tiger braves the mean streets of east London