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An 1888 illustration of four men watching a suspicious character walk past. A poster reading 'MURDER' is pinned to the wall

How Jack the Ripper invented the tabloid press (and vice versa)
A Seder meal

Passover 2025: When is it and how is it celebrated?
Edit image of three pyramids with lights emanating from the tips into the night sky

What is the Cosmic Code?
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on a wall

Why were so many Ancient Egyptian treasures found in Fife?
Bill Clinton gestures with his hands while being interviewed in 2024

11 key contributors to 'Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin'
Roman Catholic Cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel

Conclave: How is the next pope chosen?
Bradley Walsh wearing an Indiana Jones-style fedora with his arms folded

8 surprising facts about Bradley Walsh
1888 illustration of Mary Jane Kelly standing in an alleyway

The 5 victims of Jack The Ripper
Vladimir Putin speaking in 2000

How the Kursk Submarine Disaster changed Putin’s rule
A painting of Looty, Queen Victoria's Pekingese dog

Royal canines: Queen Victoria's beloved dogs
Gary Drayton

Who is Gary Drayton? The detectorist striking gold on Oak Island
László Tóth (portrayed by Adrien Brody in 'The Brutalist') watches sparked embers with a cigarette in his mouth

Who is Laszlo Toth? The architects behind The Brutalist's true story
Crew members of the Kursk stand on its deck during a parade in July 2000

The Kursk Submarine Disaster
Camels walk in front of the three pyramids in the Giza Pyramid Complex

5 pyramid conspiracy theories debunked
Ivar the Boneless portrayed by Alex Høgh Andersen in 'Vikings'

Legendary television and film dramas about the Vikings
Entrance to the oubliette deep dungeons in Nottingham's County Gaol in the National Justice Museum, Nottingham

Oubliettes: The most tortuous prisons history
Skara Brae, a stone-built Neolithic settlement in Scotland

Skara Brae: The prehistoric settlement older than Stonehenge
The Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, Egypt

3 lesser-known Egyptian pyramids
Alex Lagina

Who is Alex Lagina? The engineer behind the Oak Island mystery
A rugby ball with 'Guinness Six Nations' branding

History of the Six Nations: Rugby’s most iconic tournament
Sky HISTORY - LGBT+ History Month

What is LGBT+ History Month?
An official portrait of Queen Charlotte

Artists and aristocrats: Georgians in television and film
Dr Amy Boyington standing by a window next to some flowers

A historian explores the scandalous dysfunctional Georgians
Official portrait of Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland: The only other President to serve non-consecutive terms
Gary Sokolov standing on the train tracks leading up to Auschwitz

Telling Gary Sokolov’s story, the son of the Tattooist of Auschwitz

Statue of William Tell with a crossbow over his shoulder

Fact or fiction? The legend of William Tell
Image of Nostradamus overlayed on a glowing galaxy

Nostradamus 2025 Competition: Win one of ten £50 Amazon Gift Cards!
A memorial plaque on the side of Old Trafford football stadium in honour of the Munich Air Disaster

5 deadly aviations disasters involving sports teams
Helen Keller (L) holds Anne Sullivan's (R) hand while she reads a book

The revolutionary life of Helen Keller
Alex Kurezem as a young boy with Nazi officers

The Jewish Nazi: Who is Alex Kurzem?
Bob Dylan with his guitar and attached harmonica with Joan Baez

Bob Dylan: The voice that shaped a generation

A collection of lit candles in the dark

Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 | History of Holocaust Memorial Day
The statue of Ramses II Illuminated at night in the temple of Luxor

10 ancient facts about Ramses the Great
George III portrait

5 fascinating facts about George III
A selection of flowers with a sign saying 'Happy Mother's Day'

When is Mother's Day in 2025?
Portrait of King George IV

4 shocking scandals from the Georgian era