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Victoria Cross of hero killed alongside famous WW1 poet is sold
A medal born in a last stand beside a famous poet just resurfaced in a quiet sale, but the number it drew feels like someone put a price on grief.
The WW2 heroes who spent years on ‘floating bombs’ stopping UK from starving
Around 33,000 Norwegian sailors served the Allies under Nazi attack. Yet while many died and others were left traumatised, their heroism was largely ignored.
I'm a TV historian and these are my top five castles
As Dan Jones releases a book about fortifications across the centuries, he talks British politics, his shock health scare and writing a James Bond novella
Essex town with origins tracing back to a very lucrative spice trade
Lesser known past of Saffron Walden lends the setting for a gripping new historical thriller from a bestselling author
Diamonds Are Forever inspires a new James Bond book by bestselling historian
Seventy years after the Ian Fleming masterpiece, which became 1971 Sean Connery film, Dan Jones has been inspired to write a new short 007 adventure
Discover the five pivotal battles that could have changed the course of WW2
Over 3,000 years of conflict, victory often hinged on the same set of circumstances. A thrilling new history examines just what wins battle and why.
‘Andy Burnham’s the sort of bloke you’d be happy to leave the kids with’
As he publishes a riveting new history of the end of the Second World War, Sir Max Hastings takes aim at the PM... brace yourself for explosions
New light shone on how notorious warlord Genghis Khan changed the world
Hundreds of rare artefacts have crossed borders at last.
Ceiling is believing at these five stunning English Heritage properties in October
Visitors are being offered the chance to lie back and enjoy the view, cushions provided
Mystery concrete circle identified as base of WWIII warning system
Volunteer National Trust researchers made the startling discovery at Orford Ness - a curious concrete ring is remains of secret Cold War radar system
War artists TWICE as likely to die as soldiers, sailors and airmen during WWII
Eighty-four years after his disappearance on active service, a new book examines the legacy of the painter Eric Ravilious and the men he vanished alongside
Ancient Egypt mystery ‘solved’ as expert unlocks Great Pyramid missing ‘code’
New research suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza may have had a whole other purpose.
‘Treasure trove’ of unseen Band of Brothers footage in HBO vaults
EXCLUSIVE: As 3,000 military history fans descended on We Have Ways Fest 2026, Band of Brothers star Alex Sabga-Brady on making the iconic TV drama