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Welcome

Part of the appeal of history is in the desire

Yesterday’s Papers

To remove salt and prevent the wood from drying out

THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL

The quest for the Holy Grail has obsessed everyone from

In Pictures: Cuban Missile Crisis

“ALL SHIPS OF ANY KIND BOUND FOR CUBA WILL BE

Battlefield: Maldon

Almost as soon as the fleet of Viking ships arrived

Top 10: Ancient Greek Discoveries

The Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, which hosted works from Sophocles,

History Makers: Anne Frank

Four policemen stormed into a canal-side warehouse in western Amsterdam

The Reel Story: 300

The Battle of Thermopylae is seconds away, and Zack Snyder’s

Great Adventures: 1908 New York-Paris Race

Back in 1908, when cars were a rich man’s toy

Ask the Experts

Social historian, genealogist and author of Mr Darcy’s Guide to

In a Nutshell

The Borgias were a powerful family in Renaissance Italy. Despite

Britain’s Treasures

Accessible by car (postcode LL48 6ET), train and, from March-October,

Past Lives

My husband Keith and I have been researching the life

Snapshots

With this one iconic photo, the free-love spirit of America

I Read the News Today

Today, 12 October is celebrated as ‘Columbus Day’ – to

What Happened Next…

The idea of the television had enthralled inventors for years

The Extraordinary Tale of…

1915 A BRITISH NURSE IS EXECUTED FOR HELPING ALLIED SOLDIERS

Timeline

Jesus is crucified in Golgotha (aka Calvary), outside the Old

Soldiers of Christ

These possible guardians of the Grail rose from mysterious beginnings

Get Hooked

Take yourself on a tour of the town at the

How did they do that?

Construction on the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (better

On our Radar

At the British Museum, London, until 31 January 2016; more

Books

Keep your chin up, as the old phrase goes. Yet,

Letters

Julian Humphrys’ article on The Wars of the Roses (The

A-Z of History

The first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, had