Winston Churchill, HMS Barham and the strange story of “Britain’s last witch”
VE Day 1945: How the end of World War II was celebrated
70 years on from VE Day, we look back at the celebrations in the UK and US
The 1945 General Election: How Britain’s war heroes cast their votes
World War II had only just ended in Europe, but Britain’s fighting men still voted
Kate Webster: The Victorian maid who boiled her mistress
Discover a 19th Century murder so grim it made it into Madame Tussauds
President Socks: 10 Adorable Photos of the World’s Most Powerful Cat
10 totes adorbs pics of Socks, the Clinton family’s adopted stray
The nearly botched assassination of Franz Ferdinand
How one of the most important assassinations in history almost didn’t happen
10 eerily normal photos of history’s most evil people
10 cheery photographs of Hitler, Stalin, the Ku Klux Klan and more
10 spooky photos of ghosts from the 1920s
10 creepy (but fake) photographs of ghosts from Edwardian England
Five surprising facts about Abraham Lincoln
From his trademark beard to white house séances, discover five unlikely facts about the popular president
Gabriele D’Annunzio: The Godfather of Italian Fascism
Was the Italian Nationalist really the father of Fascism?
Why do we say “Excuse my French”?
Discover the origins of “Pardon my French” and “Excuse my French”
Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain: From Russia with Labour
Did Churchill steal his “Iron Curtain” line from the Labour Party or the Nazis?
Did this gloomy painting predict the rise of Adolf Hitler?
The chilling work of art that bares an uncanny resemblance to Adolf Hitler
Papa Doc Duvalier: The Voodoo President who killed Kennedy
How François ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier ruled Haiti through fear, murder and black magic
Where did the Nazi salute come from?
The Nazi salute has less to do with Ancient Rome than you may have thought…
10 photos of the real 19th Century Gangs of New York
10 shocking photos of New York’s gangs and slums in the 1880s
How much longer might Hitler have lived?
Would the Fuhrer have lived a long life if the war had turned out differently?
10 astonishing colour photos of China before Communism
Check out these breathtaking Beijing street scenes from 100 years ago
10 breathtaking photographs of Native American life
Heartstopping images of Native Americans from a 100 years ago
10 unbelievable colourised photos from history
From World War I to Martin Luther King, check out these incredible colourised photos
The epidemic that saved 8,000 people
How the quick thinking of two doctors saved an entire town from the Nazis
5 surprising facts about Prohibition
Discover some peculiar details about this intriguing era of American history
The mystery of 17th Century pervert Whipping Tom
Meet the strangest criminal in 17th Century London, Whipping Tom…
Ne Win: The dictator who bathed in dolphin blood
Soothsayers, ritual magic & repression: Enter the strange world of Burma’s General Ne Win