Hugh Jackman dons the mantle of medieval England’s most famous folk hero in The Death of Robin Hood. Emily Briffett spoke to him to find out more about how he brought the mythic outlaw of the Middle A ...

Witnesses described a pistol and a bloodied body. Soviet investigators pointed to poison. The evidence surrounding Hitler’s death reveals how his final moments became another battleground between the ...

Gritty and grounded, The Death of Robin Hood stars Hugh Jackman as the legendary outlaw, now gravely wounded after a lifetime of violence and offered a final chance at redemption. Speaking to writer ...

An average life expectancy of around 30 conceals enormous differences in medieval lifespans. Some people reached their eighties and beyond – but surviving long enough to grow old depended heavily on ...

When confronted with the Viking foe who had threatened to take his land – and his life – King Alfred of Wessex chose to forgive his defeated Norse opponent ...

Cosmo Jarvis stars as Wat Tyler in The Uprising, the story of a huge revolt in England in the 14th century. Possibly a former ...

The Bayeux Tapestry was created to justify William the Conqueror’s invasion of England – but its political message may have been outdated almost as soon as it was finished. As the embroidery goes on ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is being displayed in the UK as part of a landmark exhibition at the British Museum in London. The embroidery is normally housed at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, but a ...

For most people in 14th-century England, home meant a smoky, crowded hall where eating, working and sleeping all happened in the same shared space. Historian Ian Mortimer reveals what a night under yo ...

He gave money to schools, hospitals, churches and almshouses. He supported his native city of Bristol so extensively that, long after his death in 1721, his name remained attached to streets, ...