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SPECIAL - Easy Company

1942 - 1945 - Easy Company were such a closely knit unit of men, that they have been referred to...

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The myth and memory of Waterloo

Why is Waterloo still a fixture in the story Britain tells about its national history, more than...

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Coffee history: everything you wanted to know

From Sufi mystics in 16th-century Yemen to hipster baristas in cities across the world today, the...

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Caesar: Death of a Dictator Trailer

On the Ides of March, 44 BC, the most famous Roman in history was murdered. Julius Caesar’s...

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Amazing photographs and the people who took them

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories. We focus on some of...

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Economies in meltdown: lessons from past financial crashes

From the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to the global turmoil of 2008, financial crises have wrecked...

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Living through the Troubles

The Troubles is a chapter of history that many in Northern Ireland would rather forget, but 25...

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What can we learn from the fall of Rome?

What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the west today? That’s the question at...

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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: the overlooked bonds between mother & daughter

Since Elizabeth I was less than three years old when her mother was executed, it is often thought...

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SPECIAL - Elizabethan Sea Dogs

1532 - 1624 - With the advent of transatlantic seafaring came the opportunity for Spain to become...

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Fight like a man? Masculinity in WW2

How were sexuality, gender roles, and attitudes to the body influenced by men’s experiences in...

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Penal transportation to Australia: everything you wanted to know

Why did the British state decide to send criminals across the globe to Australia? Was it really...

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Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History and Sporting Witness stories....

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Pregnancy & childbirth in the 19th century

Despite motherhood being viewed as a fundamental part of a woman’s destiny during the 19th...

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Historical echoes of the Ukraine war

More than a year in, the war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in tens of thousands of...

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Plato: the world’s greatest philosopher?

He learned from Socrates, taught Aristotle and is often described as the key figure in the...

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How women helped sustain the slave trade

Slavery was a system that pervaded life in the American South, and as historian Stephanie E...

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The History of the World podcast Magazine - 5th June 2023

Unscripted (52) - In this episode of the podcast, we look back at the day of the Battle of...

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The fall and rise of Henry III

King Henry III was one of England’s longest reigning monarchs, but his time on the throne saw a...

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The SAS in WW2: everything you wanted to know

The SAS – or Special Air Service – is Britain’s elite special forces unit. Founded in the deserts...

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