Earlier this year, we shared a new ambition for the written archive. We want to make around 50% of the archive is open for ...

Enter ancient worlds, meet famous people and discover fascinating facts by exploring a wide selection of historical games and activities. Prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial ...

A new series of A History of Britain by Simon Schama BBC TWO, Tuesday 28 May, 9.00 pm Simon Schama brings A History of Britain to a close in four concluding episodes on BBC TWO from Tuesday 28 May ...

The Dark Ages is one of the most evocative times in history, where historical sources are few and fragmented. It was a time when a king's reputation depended on success in battle, with an obligation ...

Features about history from BBC Scotland, newest at the top. Skip to the archive. Sculptor Tom Church talks about the inspiration for his controversial 'Braveheart' statue of William Wallace. Like a ...

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

Books, articles, papers, pamphlets, newspapers, directories and all sorts of miscellaneous material, which is most likely to be found in the local studies collection of your library. Such material is ...

Anyone can learn how to do local history. Find out more about the skills you need and the help you can find to get started. Top tips for aspiring local historians to help you go on to do a project of ...

Discover the Kingdom of the Britons - an ancient Welsh speaking people who settled along the River Clyde and ruled for the best part of the first millennium. They founded the city of Glasgow and ...

Some believe the Great Pyramid was built by the survivors of a lost civilisation, others that it was the work of visiting extra-terrestrials. Kevin Jackson traces the strange cultural history of the ...

BBC History recalls one of the first truly global news stories of the modern multi-media age The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22 1963 was one of the first global ...