BATTLE ELEPHANTS & FLAMING FOXES

Welcome

A group of doctors and nurses photographed around

Defining Moments

11 April 1961, EICHMANN TRIAL BEGINS In Jerusalem,

BATTLE OF TRENTON

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, USA, 26 DECEMBER 1776

THE SPANISH EMPIRE HAD TRIED TO INVADE CHINA?

Could a Spanish invasion in the 16th century have resulted in a war with China?

THE ROSSETTI GENERATION

A new exhibition at Tate Britain explores the work of the Rossetti family

AFRICAN QUEENS: NJINGA

Netflix puts a girlboss spin on the 17th century monarch

GREAT AND HORRIBLE NEWS

An accessible book of historic true crime case studies

THE PRINCE AND THE PLUNDER

The extraordinary story of an unforgettable life

HOUSE OF GUCCI

Is this shocking tale of Patrizia Reggiani and her marriage to Maurizio Gucci as factual as it is fashion-conscious?

KEDGEREE

A BRITISH BREAKFAST DISH OF INDIAN ORIGIN, BRITAIN, 19TH CENTURY

Key Events

1951 ROCKET 88 Recognised by the Rock and

THE CAVERN CLUB

Liverpool, United Kingdom 1957-73

ROCKER

Britain 1950s – 1960s

BUDDY HOLLY’S GLASSES

Historical Treasures

EARLY ROCK AND ROLLERS

A selection of some of the musicians who kickstarted the rock and roll movement in America

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK AND ROLL

Glenn Gass guides us through the development of rock and roll and its cultural significance

MUSEUMS OF ROCK AND ROLL

Five museums that trace the history of rock music and the musicians who pioneered it

VICTORIAN MEDICINE

Discover how horror surgeries and bizarre theories matured into a modern science

TAMAR THE GREAT Georgia’s Golden Queen

How the legendary monarch advanced the gilded age of medieval Georgia

FLYING ABOVE THE STORM

The remarkable story of the WWII glider pilots

REBEL GREEK PHILOSOPHERS

These intriguing, eccentric and bizarre thinkers challenged what the ancient world thought it knew

HISTORY OF MICRONATIONS

From disused sea forts to outer space, the bizarre world of self-declared sovereign states explained Written by Callum McKelvie

THE FORGER WHO FOOLED THE NAZIS

Han van Meegeren painted forgeries that conned Hermann Göring, and it may have saved his life