Need to Know

Happy New Year!

Of all the beguiling, fascinating and enduring characters from history,

Pharaohs of Egypt

Revered as divine deities as well as mortal rulers, the

Cleopatra and Rome

She was a daughter of Egypt – part of the

Snapshot

As long as Endurance is held fast in pack ice,

I Read the News Today

A simple apology was not going to be enough for

Yesterday’s Papers

The body of Donald Campbell remained at the bottom of

Graphic History

The Trust is founded by (L-R) Hardwicke Rawnsley, Octavia Hill

What Happened Next...

How Mussolini went from Italy’s Prime Minister to the totalitarian

The Extraordinary Tale of…

1913 DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION FORCED TO GIVE UP HIS GOLD

Get Hooked

This exhibition at Two Temple Place, London, explores the Egyptians’

In Pictures: Native Americans

In 1900, American photographer Edward Sheri Curtis embarked on a

Battlefield: Kursk

With thick armour and a powerful gun, the German Tiger

Great Adventures: The Voyage of the Beagle

When HMS Beagle set sail from Plymouth Sound on 27

The History Makers: Charlemagne

Christmas Day in AD 800, and the powerful King of

Survival stories

Dramatised in both print and film, the story of the

Longitude

Before the 18th century, the most common practice for establishing

Ask the Experts

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

In a Nutshell

Babylon, one of the most famous cities from any ancient

How Did They do That?

Construction on the Tower of Pisa, which began in 1173,

On our Radar

Runs 30 January to 3 May 2016 at the Great

Britain’s Treasures…

The year was 1300 and the Scots were fighting for

Past Lives

For anyone visiting Georgian London, the Palace of Westminster would

Books

When we now think of 1215, one thing jumps immediately

Letters

As I was reading the article about the Nuremberg Trials

A-Z of History

When archaeologists work on a dig, most are searching for