History

New legislation includes fines of up to €150,000 for ‘glorifying’ the dictator and Spanish Civil War

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed as Soviet spies in 1953, but was Ethel innocent?

Danish warrior Sweyn Forkbeard is England’s ‘forgotten king’

Spooks release puzzle as £50 note dedicated to the code breaker enters circulation

Madrid arrest brings focus on historic practice

Police investigating abandoned burnt-out car believed to be connected to £1m robbery

Two hundred years after the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, a bitter debate is still raging in France over his place in its history

150 years ago, a socialist-inspired uprising briefly transformed the French capital, before it was ruthlessly crushed

It is 300 years since Walpole took office and began a long and unbroken tradition

Make the most of lockdown exercise and discover the heritage on your doorstep

Tube train luggage racks and illuminated garage signs are in demand

Festive games and carol singing were outlawed during the English Civil War

The Black History Month project celebrates individuals who collectively span the past 400 years

Review reveals ‘uncomfortable truths’ behind homes owned by famous figures including Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling

The controversial religious and political movement re-established Israel as the central location for Jewish identity

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New scanning system reveals ‘elaborate’ details of ancient settlement

Atmospheric radiation spikes in exclusion zone following suspected arson blaze

Spanish, Asian and Hong Kong flu killed millions before medical advances and social measures brought them to a close

Coronavirus has reminded us of 1918 and the influenza that killed up to 100 million

EU adds clause to trade deal suggesting UK give the artefacts back to Greece

This year Europe will mark 75 years since the Allies declared victory over Germany

Two amateur treasures hunters handed Guinness World Records title after unearthing pre-Christian haul on Jersey

The root of the devastating conflict is still being debated

Emmanuel Macron sparks controversy with move to commemorate the city’s help during WWII

The young black men were jailed on false theft charges

Friday’s deadly terror attack is latest in string of tragedies involving the bridge over the centuries

DNA sequencing has failed to determine species of the frozen animal

Professor of historical linguistics explores how the use of the Latin phrase has evolved

The largest in history at its height, there is little left of the British Empire today

Less well-known than those of the First World War, the poems of WWII are just as gut-wrenching

From the Scottish Highlands to the plains of South Africa

First World War poetry described the terror of the trenches and the futility of war

The Queen marks Remembrance Sunday in central London