history

BBC archive footage from 1961 shows The Crooked House in all its wonky glory

Jacob Rees-Mogg dredged up the history of the British Empire to criticise the Civil Service and got schooled into the 19th century

19th-century cough syrup wasn’t messing about

Just a fascinating list of 19 ‘Unfortunate Author Deaths’ for the morbidly curious

These reasons people ended up in an asylum in the 1800s are eye-wateringly bad

15 Old Photos in Real Life showing the passing of time in the most fascinating way

Donald Trump claims the Declaration of Energy Independence was signed in 1776 – the only 5 responses you need

On International Women’s Day, 10 landmark achievements by women from the past century

Who called these ‘Ancient Egyptian absence excuses’ and not ‘pyramid schemes’?

People can’t believe these 19 bizarre historical events actually took place

People have been making their own Bayeux Tapestry scenes – 17 direct hits

Someone gave an anti-vaxxer a History lesson – and it’s a thing of beauty

A Magna Carta for modern Britain

10 Elizabethan Superheroes

Trip Advisor For Time Travellers