Lagertha was the first wife of Ragnar Lothbrok and was known for her skill as a shield maiden ...

How Victoria became queen: The succession crisis of 1817 The succession crisis and the desperate ‘baby race’ among King George’s sons to produce a legitimate heir.

The El Dorado of the sea On 23 September, 1641, an English galleon named the Merchant Royal, loaded with gold and silver, sank off the coast of Cornwall. The wreck remains lost to this day. Within her ...

2. The crime against the Oirat Ögedei Khan, son of Genghis Khan, ruled as Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. Like his father, Ögedei loved war, sending the vast Mongol hordes ...

This Autumn marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan officially offered its surrender to mark the end of World War II ...

11 facts about Viking leader Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy Unlike the legendary figures of Ragnar and Lagertha, there is extensive history to prove that Rollo was a real person.

How the Indian Mutiny forever changed the landscape of the British Empire ...

Gerrard Williams is an esteemed international journalist and Historian with a career span of over thirty years.

The archaeological discovery has since become synonymous with a series of strange coincidences and mysterious deaths. Some commentators believe the purported curse has claimed more than 25 lives. Here ...

VJ Day 80: The forgotten story of Hong Kong’s liberation The liberation of Hong Kong is an often overlooked World War II event caused by Japan's surrender. Read on to find out more.

Today, if you are unlucky enough to be sentenced to death, in many parts of the world you would have the small consolation that it would be (most of the time) swift – firing squad, electrocution, ...

How did horses help in WWI? Is War Horse a true story? Click to find out more about the history of horses in WWI on History.co.uk ...