How Victoria became queen: The succession crisis of 1817 The succession crisis and the desperate ‘baby race’ among King George’s sons to produce a legitimate heir.

2. The crime against the Oirat Ögedei Khan, son of Genghis Khan, ruled as Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. Like his father, Ögedei loved war, sending the vast Mongol hordes ...

The El Dorado of the sea On 23 September, 1641, an English galleon named the Merchant Royal, loaded with gold and silver, sank off the coast of Cornwall. The wreck remains lost to this day. Within her ...

Watch the trailer for 'Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter' before the first episode airs on 18th April.

The pages of British history are packed full of the exploits of convicted criminals - from murderers and pirates to gangsters and robbers. In fact, some of these felonious figures even became folk ...

Most people haven’t heard of Doubly Thankful Villages, but they really should have. These communities, scattered throughout England and Wales, enjoyed near-miraculous good fortune during the most ...

Billy Hill was an icon in the London criminal underworld, but he tends to be forgotten. Read on to find out more.

A sword engraved with Templar crosses. An ornate libation vessel hewn from alabaster. An iron box depicting Biblical images. These are some of the tantalising treasures in the possession of Carl ...

At first glance, Holmes and the Ripper were very different kinds of killers. Jack stalked his prey in the filthy streets of Victorian London, hacking and slashing right under the noses of patrolling ...

George Armstrong Custer is one of America’s most romantic figures. Famed for his military victories during the American Civil War, Custer’s personality was an unusual combination of brashness, ...

7 facts about Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak was one of the shortest serving British Prime Ministers in modern history, having spent less than two years in the role.