Lucy Worsley's PBS series highlights the emotional fallout of the conflict, with a focus on the British perspective ...

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century—over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial ...

The tale of King Harold, who lost England to William the Conqueror, still looms large in British popular culture. But the story may need a reset, according to new research.

Perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery in British royal history is that of the Princes in the Tower. In 1483, The Princes Edward (Edward V of England) and Richard (Duke of York) were just 12 and 9 ...

A man whose two Pakistani grandads fought in World War Two, helping Britain win, has said he is "so proud" of them after ...

On Diwali, a major Hindu holiday, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak made history by becoming Britain's first prime minister of color. Sunak is a practicing Hindu and the son of African-born immigrant parents of ...

"Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain" is an oral history project telling the stories of Irish people who have emigrated to Britain over the past half-century. The free ...

EXCLUSIVE: From ancient Egypt to the 1970s, Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is to explore the history of sex via a Sky docu-drama. Holden and TV historian Dan Jones are fronting the series ...

Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey. According ...