Excavations at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland in north east England have uncovered some very large leather footwear. Their discovery, according to some news coverage, has “baffled” archaeologists.

The Bayeux tapestry is set to return to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years. One of the most important cultural artefacts in the world, it is to be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026.

Discover the true Isabeau of Bavaria. Was she the villain of France or a resilient queen? Re-evaluate her role as a mother and regent during the Hundred Years' War.

The feature that arguably most defines the ‘postmodernist turn’ in historical studies is its engagement with the question of objectivity in historical inquiry.

Liberal Party founder Robert Menzies’ creed of Australian liberalism was informed by the ideas of three thinkers from Victorian Britain.

When people today imagine the ‘Renaissance’, they typically think of the transitional period that ushered in the glorious modern era, and marked the end of what Petrarch termed the ‘Dark Ages’. However, the reality is far less definite than this perspective allows. Seb Falk, in his book, The Light Ages, argues that the Medieval period is really one of ‘scientific interest and inquiry’. The twelfth century, in particular, stands out with its very own ‘renaissance’.