Historian Megan Coles reveals the bizarre medieval deaths caused by cesspits, assassins, wine barrels and even uncontrollable laughter.

The infectious disease of smallpox ran rampant for centuries, killing millions – until an experiment on the eight-year-old ...

Our Lady of Fatima refers to a series of apparitions reported by three children in 1917, which claimed to prophesise the ...

With intense turns in coming-of-age classics like Rebel Without a Cause, Hollywood actor James Dean left an impact lasting ...

The late Nick Pope made his name as a top UFO expert on Sky HISTORY’s Ancient Aliens. Here’s how he went from the UK’s Ministry of Defence to TV fame.

A sword engraved with Templar crosses. An ornate libation vessel hewn from alabaster. An iron box depicting Biblical images. These are some of the tantalising treasures in the possession of Carl ...

She was a working-class girl from Lancashire who became an internationally feted sporting talent. Hailed as a prodigy on the pitch, she defied convention in both her personal and professional life.

Fans of Sky HISTORY’s Vikings will be no strangers to Ivar the Boneless, the fierce and fearsome warrior. Ivar might be a fan favourite on screen, but what do we know about the real-life Viking behind ...

The world changed at 4am on 24 February 1807 when, following a 10 hour debate in the House of Commons, politicians finally voted to abolish the British slave trade. It was a monumental victory for the ...

The unlikely escapades of Oliver Cromwell's head Exhumed upon the orders of King Charles II in 1681, Cromwell's corpse was ritually hanged and his embalmed head was put on public display but the story ...

The word ‘legend’ is thrown about too often and too whimsically these days, diluting the potency and impact of the term. If we could restore the word to its former glory, then very few people would ...

A look at the life and times of the master of macabre who took folk tales and legends and fashioned them into horror's greatest anti-hero: Dracula. Abraham 'Bram' Stoker was born 8 November 1847 in ...