Original Pirate Material
On 28 March 1964, Radio Caroline hit the waves. How did pirate radio discover its winning formula and what happened next?
On 28 March 1964, Radio Caroline hit the waves. How did pirate radio discover its winning formula and what happened next?
Arrested over 400 times, Annie Parker found redemption in intricate cross-stitch and crochet using her own hair.
In the Icelandic sagas communal feasting served as cornerstone of celebration. A thousand years on, these cautionary tales still offer sage advice for the Yule festivities.
From DIY experiments to giant offshore farms, the history of extracting electricity from air has been driven by individual innovation pursued against the headwinds of public scepticism.
The new government of an independent India sought to curtail the influence of the old princely order. When the Maharani of Jaipur entered politics in 1962, it had a popular problem to contend with.
The Portuguese island of Madeira had the misfortune to play host to more than its fair share of expatriate religious strife in the early Victorian period. In the 1840s, tensions reached a violent crescendo.
For as long as dogs have been valued as companions, they have been a target for thieves. Their theft and ransom became a lucrative practice in the 18th century, with high-profile victims.
In May 1871, a short-lived Parisian revolution in social relations was brutally suppressed. What is the legacy of the Paris Commune, 150 years on?
The Spanish Inquisition arrived in the New World convinced of the existence of witchcraft. Learning to navigate the Inquisitors’ expectations was one way to survive, as shown by the trial of accused witch Paula de Eguiluz in Colombia.
When the United States’ table tennis team was invited to China in 1971, the trip was about far more than sporting competition. Dubbed ‘ping-pong diplomacy’, it heralded a thaw in diplomatic relations between the two nations.