History Revealed

It took the drive and ambition of one French man to reinstate the Olympics on the sportin...

For all of Ali's classic bouts inside the ring the champion's most iconic victory came ou...

How the ferocious blaze of 1666 destroyed the capital

The kop it’s a word familiar to all football fans but how many of them know that it...

Hidden within the artist's brush strokes is a story of contempt anguish and turmoil

How the illegitimate son of a tanner’s daughter defied the odds to become a leading...

Julian Humphrys tells the story of the famous and controversial battle at Little Bighorn

Hear how the codebreakers of Bletchley Park fought to end the Battle of the Atlantic

As the pinnacle of antiquity’s ability in engineering, architecture and artistic be...

“Britain’s gone booze mad!” the tabloids cry, but the truth is we&rsquo...

The last of the Stuarts is hardly England’s most famous or successful Queen, but sh...

Reveals the colourful life of the cantankerous man who invented calculus and the laws of ...

From nation’s sweetheart to public enemy, Emily Brand reveals what it was that led ...

From the land of the pharaohs to reigning monarchs, who came out on top?

It was the ultimate heavyweight contest – Rome’s two greatest leaders in a bl...

The life and complex character of one of Britain's most-loved military heroes.

The Underground Railroad saved thousands from the hell of slavery but one name will alway...

Edward III's stunning victory over the French at Crecy marked a new dawn for the humble f...

It is perhaps the most infamous dynasty in English history; One that ordered the executio...

Winston Churchill called it the worst disaster and the largest capitulation in British mi...

When King Henry I’s son died in a tragic sinking, England descended into anarchy, a...

We put the once and future king under the microscope to discover if there's any truth to ...

From the back streets of Putney to the court of Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell’s climb...

William Wallace’s victory at Stirling Bridge inspired the Scots in their struggle a...

His lawless days only lasted four years, but he is still remembered as perhaps the most n...

He became the most powerful man in the world, used the resources of the mighty Roman Empi...

Medieval London descended into anarchy when an army of angry citizens rose up against the...

The Parliamentatrian's crushing defeat of Charles II's army at Worcester finally brought ...

The Mahatma’s doctrine of peaceful protest saw him face prison time, violence and d...

Julian Humphrys explores the Battle of Towton, a brutal clash between the armies of Lanca...

Original, extravagant and daring, Isambard Kingdom Brunel dedicated his life to his work,...

The campaign to end Spanish colonial rule in Latin America actually has its origins in Eu...

The enduring image of Vikings is of bloodthirsty, rampaging maniacs – yet, as Janin...

Julian Humphrys unfolds the dramatic events that made the Battle of Stalingrad the most m...

On 23 June 1914, the famed military general leads his Division of the North in one of the...

Lottie Goldfinch examines the life and legacy of one of the most talented and enigmatic a...

A pivotal victory in the Scottish fight for independence from English rule, the Battle of...

From the painful to the sublime, sport has played a crucial role in our lives for centuri...

The prominent British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst faced derision, beatings and prison,...

Julian Humphrys looks at the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most crucial clashes in the...

Julian Humphrys reveals how the tiny democratic city state of Athens took on the army of ...

Patty Hearst falls for her kidnappers and joins them in a daring bank robbery, but how de...

Kadesh, the first battle in history for which we have real details of the action

A brilliant mathematician, a top-secret code-breaker and a computing genius, in his short...

Against all the odds : the defence of the mission station at Rorke's drift during the Ang...

The Greek philospher's enquiring mind made him the most influential thinker in history bu...

The story behind Rome's most infamous assasination

Captain James Cook's globe spanning voyages revealed not only uncharted lands but were pa...

Spanish conquistadors Hernando de Soto made his fortune invading south and central Americ...

How Britain’s daring commandoes brought down Hitler’s empire