From Britain's distant Viking past right up to the D-Day landings, here are 15 of the most common misconceptions that many ...

Therefore, Unbothered has curated seven must-read Black British history books that challenge the distorted depictions of our past and have marred our understanding of a people, and more personally, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No matter how good, no military is perfect. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and more than a few that stained British arms ...

Explore all of British history, from the Neolithic to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline. Browse hundreds of key events and discover how the past has shaped the world we live ...

Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ...

Labour ministers have been accused of creating “a dark moment in British history” in their latest crackdown on illegal immigration. Changes announced by the Home Office mean that anyone arriving via ...

From ancient Londinium to the complex legacy of Imperialism, read of what lies beneath the surface of our modern existence The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase ...

On a cloud-spackled Sunday last June, protesters in Bristol, England, gathered at a statue of Edward Colston, a seventeenth-century slave trader on whose watch more than eighty thousand Africans were ...