Since the 1930s, Walt Disney and the Disney corporation have brought us some of the most magical and spell binding cinema ...

The Witches and Wisefolk of Wales and the Borders talks about the history behind these unknown magical figures.

Author Dermot Turing answers questions about the forgotten Second World War codebreaking women of Bletchley Park.

On a beach near Naples in October 79 CE, more than three hundred people were standing on a beach, hoping for an evacuation.

Read more in The Dark Little History of Somerset by Mike Dean. A study of the past teaches us that human nature and behaviour have not fundamentally changed over the centuries, and that history has ...

TRACEY NORMAN is an historian and author with a particular interest in witchcraft cases. She is the author of the acclaimed play WITCH, using actual witch trial documents to tell the story of a ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Here is a brief history of the major slave trades.

The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

The popular TV show Outlander, now in its seventh season, is based on a series of historical novels written by Diana Gabaldon. In the series Claire Randall, a nurse from the Second Wold War, travels ...

Graham Faiella, author of the Thrilling Tales of the Sea series, recounts five tales of ships that were attacked by whales.

Llywelyn the Last was born into the Welsh Royal Family so just how did Wales come under English control within one generation?