The Nepalese Kukri is instantly recognisable to anyone who has served alongside the men of the Brigade of Gurkhas or has a passing...

The Known Knowns Since at least the 16th century, Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, has retained a compelling hold on the British imagination...

A recent tweet described Tintagel Castle on the North coast of Cornwall as a ‘medieval fortification’, built in the 13th century, and...

It is highly unlikely that Mediæval divorce was ever settled by combat. Yet a handful of sources do mention judicial duels fought between...

Dispelling the myths about ancient Roman 'vomitoria'.

A beginner's guide to the history of duels and duelling.

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right . Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

‘ 10 modern things the Romans had ’ is a YouTube video created and hosted by Raffaello Urbani, who is otherwise known as ‘Metatron’. His...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by an @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right . Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

One of the more enduring popular ‘myths’ is the idea that the great pyramids at Giza in northern Egypt were constructed (c. 2575 - c....

The BBC’s Bargain Hunt has struck again. On this occasion the claim was made that Cheshire cheese was made by the Romans. That was news...

‘Blitzkrieg’ is a compound of two German words whose literal translation means ‘lightning war’ [1] . Military historians have defined...

It seems nobody knows for certain why the King’s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard are called ‘Beefeaters’. Over the years various...

One of our favourite sources of entertainment and ideas for this Blog are derived from the BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ television series. As...