10 shocking photos of New York’s gangs and slums in the 1880s
10 breathtaking photographs of Native American life
Heartstopping images of Native Americans from a 100 years ago
8 disturbing sexual health posters from World War II
Once Nazi Germany had fallen, the Allies took the fight to gonorrhea
The ferocious F-86 Sabre
Considered the foremost military aircraft of the Fifties, the F-86 Sabre was a highly versatile fighter jet as fast as it was lethal
Roman forts
Discover how the Roman invaders constructed their many strongholds around Britain
How drawbridges worked
Get to grips with a medieval drawbridge’s key mechanisms
Jousting armour breakdown
Being hit with a lance while jousting was akin to being struck by a sledgehammer, requiring reinforced armour to avoid injury or even death
Inside a medieval monastery
A life of rigorous schedules and self-sacrifice, the monastery was the intellectual and cultural powerhouse of medieval Europe
Chinese junks
Highly versatile, the Chinese junk has been used since the second century CE, granting dynamic sailing control and high speed
Inside the F-4 Phantom II
One of the most iconic fighter planes ever, the F-4 Phantom II set 15 world records during its lifetime