In the first installment of our series about trial records, we’re examining the history of trials by ordeal and combat.... more

In our latest three-part podcast series, we are exploring stories from our collection which tell the history of trials, from... more

Over the last 600 years Britain has faced its fair share of public health crises. In this episode we investigate the Black Death, cholera,... more

Over the centuries, Britain has faced its fair share of public health crises and recently we have seen an increase... more

Illustrator Louis Wain changed the way we think about cats and their welfare. Richard, better known as Dick, Whittington's charity... more

A spy named Pearl jumps from a plane under cover of night. A Thai shopkeeper named Boonpong risks everything for... more

In 1921, W.E.B. Du Bois sent a letter to Winston Churchill which illuminates the Pan-African and anti-colonial activism of the... more

In this three-part series we’re exploring the theme of heroic deeds. You’ll hear about spies parachuting into enemy territories and... more

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” That iconic Churchill... more