India’s Joan of Arc

The stuff of legend

Charles II is said to have touched more than 90,000

Snapshots

Dinosaurs may be extinct, yet some of these magnificent creatures

History in the News

What’s believed to be a Roman fort has been unearthed

Time Piece

A look at everyday objects from the past

History in Colour

Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Your History

The punk and folk singer-songwriter tells us about who he’d want at a party and how he hoped his new album would give a song to some of history’s unsung heroines

Yesterday’s Papers

Another timeless front page from the archives

This Month In... 1895

Anniversaries that have made history

Year in Focus: 1768

Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

Defying the Death Strip

Thirty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall,

The Legend of Troy

Mighty warriors, the world’s most beautiful woman, divine intervention and a giant wooden horse – the Trojan War is one of ancient history’s greatest stories but, asks Michael Scott, how much of the legend is actually true?

Treasures of Tutankhamun

Precious objects from the tomb of the Boy King are about to go on show at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Exhibition curator Tarek El Awady tells Emma Slattery Williams what these objects can tell us about the young pharaoh

Victorian balloonists

The deeds, and near disaster, of two balloon-riding Victorians have inspired a new film. Nige Tassell tells the un-airbrushed story of the original aeronauts

Top 10: Royal Traditions

With the much-anticipated return of The Crown on Netflix, Emma Slattery Williams shares some unusual customs of the British Royal Family – past and present

World War X-Files

Unidentified lights in the sky, strange noises on the wind, mysterious figures in the dark. Nigel Watson discovers how wartime Britain was gripped by a fear of phantom airships and even stranger things

Ask the Experts

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What’s On

A guide to what’s happening in the world of history over the coming weeks

TV & Radio

The hottest documentaries, podcasts and period dramas

Britain’s Treasures

On the site of the city’s former shipyard, the ill-fated passenger liner comes to life

Books

This month’s best historical reads

Letters

Get in touch – share your opinions on history and our magazine

Photo Finish

Moments from history, told through the BBC