Since the 1930s, Walt Disney and the Disney corporation have brought us some of the most magical and spell binding cinema ...

The Witches and Wisefolk of Wales and the Borders talks about the history behind these unknown magical figures.

Author Dermot Turing answers questions about the forgotten Second World War codebreaking women of Bletchley Park.

On a beach near Naples in October 79 CE, more than three hundred people were standing on a beach, hoping for an evacuation.

Read more in The Dark Little History of Somerset by Mike Dean. A study of the past teaches us that human nature and behaviour have not fundamentally changed over the centuries, and that history has ...

We all know of of the various wars, the Famine and the pivotal events which have made the Ireland what it is today, but few know the stranger aspects of the nation’s past. From body snatchers, to ...

TRACEY NORMAN is an historian and author with a particular interest in witchcraft cases. She is the author of the acclaimed play WITCH, using actual witch trial documents to tell the story of a ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Here is a brief history of the major slave trades.

Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. It ...

Exploring royal engagement rings from the last 200 years to discover what makes these pieces of jewellery so unique.

Author Kurt Kullmann provides 10 historical facts about the first Irish railway, which ran from Westmorland Row to Kingstown in Dublin.