A landmark US law passed more than 50 years ago helped build the world’s most successful national women’s football team.

Journalist and author Phil Tinline explores how a fake 1960s document convinced millions – and reveals what it says about ...

Historian Tom Holland uncovers how politics, myth and maternal ambition collided in the scandalous reign of the Roman emperor ...

From her first husband to theories surrounding her death, test your knowledge on Cleopatra ...

Journalist Caroline Alexander uncovers the stories of those who flew ‘the Hump’ – a little-known Allied supply mission that ...

Historian Helen Carr explores the disastrous 14th century, a time when famine, war, pestilence and rebellion took medieval ...

Historian Adrian Goldsworthy reveals the brutal training, bureaucratic grind and uncertain rewards of life in the Roman ...

How much do you know about this week in history? Test your knowledge with our quiz… ...

A stunning treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon coins reveals how rebellion, loyalty and fear shaped England in the wake of 1066.