What did everyday life look like for the millions of ordinary people living in Tudor England? Historian Ruth Goodman found ...

Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

David Musgrove reports on new research that casts light on the appearance of the comet in the 11th century, and its depiction in the Bayeux Tapestry ...

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive ...

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For seven decades, From Our Own Correspondent has brought reflections on life abroad and analysis of foreign affairs to radio audiences. Excuse enough to gather Kate Adie, Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet ...

The Roman empire was by no means the largest in history: in fact 25 others have occupied a larger land mass either before or since. Yet very few can boast as wide-reaching an influence and impact. At ...

Iran enjoys one of the richest historical lineages of any modern state stretching back several thousand years. This history can be broadly divided into three epochs: the pre-Islamic ancient period ...

So, you’re a person living in the medieval period and you find yourself on the wrong side of the law, or simply on the wrong side of the powerful. What worries you most: being locked up in a cell, ...