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The Paleolithic illustrations were found on 12 September 1940.

Following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, France’s Bourbon monarchy was restored. It was the first, fragile step in a diminished state’s return to the family of European nations.

How did literacy encourage slave rebelliousness after the American War of Independence?

Remains found at Durham University shed new light on Oliver Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Dunbar.

Far from a static system, Anglo-Saxon personal names reflected societal changes.

The Stuart banner was raised on 6 September 1715.

A subtly nuanced picture of European Roma.

Behind the beautiful work of the ‘Father of Glasgow’ lay a deep and lasting love.

Why a well-intentioned move would create more problems than it would solve. 

The quest for justice for maligned figures in our past forces us to question the notion of historical truth and objectivity.