THE LAST WITCHES OF ENGLAND

Welcome

The Great Exhibition took place in 1851, a

Defining Moments

© Alamy 4 December 1956 THE MILLION- DOLLAR

BATTLE OF JAFFA

KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM, 5 AUGUST 1192

THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION HAD FAILED?

In 1940 a vast rescue operation miraculously saved the majority of Britain’s army, but what would failure have meant in the war against the Nazis?

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE TRENCHES

For Christmas of 1914, a vast effort was made to supply every British serviceman with a unique gift, initiated by the 17-year-old Princess Mary

THE LAST DUEL

A riveting medieval ‘Me Too’ story

THE BRITISH HISTORY PUZZLE BOOK

An entertaining book packed with cultural facts

HISTORY WAR RECOMMENDS…

Out now! History of The Slave Trade Between

THE FLORENTINES: FROM DANTE TO GALILEO

The sweeping story of a changing city

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

LAGHMAN

A HEARTY NOODLE SOUP, CENTRAL ASIA, UNKNOWN – PRESENT

Key Events

1ST CENTURY CE SPREADING THE FAITH The network

CARAVANSERAI

Silk Road c.3rd century BCE – 19th century

SILK WEAVER

China c.3000 BCE – present

CHILD’S COAT

Evidence of Silk Road inter-cultural exchange Sogdiana and China, c.8th century

FAMOUS TRAVELLERS

Meet ten men and women who journeyed along the Silk Road in the name of diplomacy, trade and travel

SLAVERY AND THE SILK ROAD

Professor Susan Whitfield reveals what we know about slavery along the famous trade routes

VISIT THE SILK ROAD

From medieval cities to museums and mountains, the wonders of the Silk Road await

DICKENS' LONDON

Inside the real-life crime and grime that inspired literature’s greatest novels

Ibn Sina

The Man Who Knew Everything

TORA! TORA! TORA!

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

TRIAL BY COMBAT

Throughout Medieval Europe, violent duels were a common method of resolving legal conflicts

The Forgotten Princesses

The lives of Margaret and Mary Tudor have been overlooked for far too long

Daimyo THE WARLORDS OF JAPAN

In the blood-soaked chaos of civil war these powerful samurai lords battled for supremacy

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

The perfect presents for the history buff in your life