The historians behind World War II with Tom Hanks have written some brilliant books. Here's what to read next if the series ...

To celebrate World War II with Tom Hanks on Sky HISTORY, test your knowledge of the battles, leaders and human stories that ...

His portrait covered buildings all over Iraq as a reminder of his powerful grip. But Saddam Hussein was eventually made to pay for his crimes against humanity. Saddam Hussein has the dubious ...

Matthew Pinsent CBE – Oxford. Won in 1990 and 1991 and was the losing President in 1993. The Winklevoss twins – Oxford 2010 losing team. They are better known as the disputed joint founders of ...

Big enough to bail out the US, buy in a President & build the first billion dollar company. Meet JP Morgan. His millionaire father, Junius, made his fortune by investing other people’s money and ...

Win or lose, the passion and dedication of Olympic athletes is awe-inspiring, not to mention the bravery required to perform for such huge audiences. To label any of them as ‘the worst’ would be ...

Also known as the ‘Golden Square outbreak’, the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak remains one of the most important events in the history of public health, health geography and epidemiology. In 1854, ...

One of the differences between the socially cohesive society of the Tudors and fragmented modern society is that all classes used to go to the bear-baiting as well as the theatre, to a court ceremony ...

Think of the great British footballing icons from the distant past. Fans may point to the likes of the Busby Babes, or legendary goalie Gordon Banks, or Stanley Matthews, the “wizard of the dribble”.

From both sides of the war and all around the world, captured soldiers, sailors and airmen dared the impossible to win their freedom. Greatest Escapes of WWII, starting Tuesday, 29th April on Sky ...

How many times has the UK hosted Eurovision? On Saturday, 13th May 2023, the UK hosted the Eurovision song contest finals for a record ninth time in Liverpool, on behalf of Ukraine. Even discounting ...