Showman and psychic researcher Harry Price turned Borley Rectory into a national sensation, and its infamy as a haunted house ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

How did a law passed by Elizabeth I turn fashion into welfare? Ruth Goodman explains the story behind one garment and the ...

The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

Set alight by Reformation hopes and long-standing grievances, the German Peasants’ War looked like it might successfully ...

Jane Winters: Records and sources now come in a whole range of formats. In some cases, they are very familiar analogue sources that have become digital, whereas in others they are in a completely new ...

Frogmore Cottage, set in the grounds of Frogmore House, is part of the Frogmore estate in Windsor, Berkshire. Frogmore is situated around half a mile south of Windsor Castle, within Home Park (the ...

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The classicist and historian heads for Bulgaria to visit archaeological sites that, among other highlights, offer insights into the prehistoric era and the early spread of Christianity through Europe.

Phlebotomy aimed to maintain or restore the humoral balance in the body by removing a moderate amount of blood. We know today that losing a small quantity of blood is usually not harmful, but nor is ...