This is the story of the legendary Samurai - how did they go from provincial bodyguards to revered warriors? Why... more

Dan Snow picks up his dramatic tale of the exploits of Francis Drake- this time the story of the Spanish... more

Dan tells swashbuckling tales of Francis Drake on the Spanish Main. Francis Drake was England's first imperial warrior forged in... more

How instrumental was Roosevelt in the Allied victory? He'd guided America through the Great Depression, he changed American society and... more

He was responsible for the fastest trains in history. He built innovative new hospitals for Florence Nightingale. His vessels shattered... more

Was Hirohito really as passive as history has painted him? Emperor Hirohito stood at the head of Japan’s war machine,... more

In 711 an Arab and Berber army crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and invaded the Iberian Peninsula. Seven years later,... more

Was WWII actually Stalin's War? He's a man whose name is synonymous with absolute power, the epitome of ruthless ambition,... more

The urban cultures of ancient Mesopotamia formed the foundation for so much of our modern world. Nowhere exemplifies this better... more

Once a political heavyweight with dreams of a new Roman Empire, Mussolini's journey from a rebellious socialist youth to the... more