Australian General Sir John Monash changed the way wars were fought and won....

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface....

Historian and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop tells the story of the women of Bletchley Park through exclusive and unprecedented access to the women themselves....

The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies....

Military history often highlights successes and suggests a sense of inevitability about victory, but there is so much that can be gleaned from considering failures....

Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death was arguably the most significant event in Western history....

His code name is Mr Clark. And his work for the CIA is brilliant, cold-blooded and efficient....

Tracy Borman takes us behind the scenes to reveal the intimate secrets of the Tudor court and the private lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more....

The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe....

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the world' and now the key to peace in the Middle East?

Having participated in hundreds of investigations in America and abroad, Professor Murray intersperses these historical examinations with some of her own....