We're all familiar with the checks and stripes of tartan. But, how much do you know about the colourful history... more

Over the past two weeks, we've witnessed spectacular sporting achievements in Paris. And for anyone who doesn't feel quite ready... more

If walls could talk, what secrets would those of a British royal palace whisper? Murder, debauchery, treason and more, says... more

Did constipation turn Henry VIII into a tyrant? For the third episode of our mini-series Toilets Through Time, David Musgrove... more

Gulbadan Begum was meant to live a quiet life in a Mughal harem. Instead she set off on a daring... more

Anne Frank was one of six million Jews to be murdered by the Nazis. A number of these victims' lives... more

In August 1911, an Italian handyman walked out of Paris' Louvre museum with the Mona Lisa tucked under his arm.... more

In 1851, a spectacular showcase of the world's best art, design and innovation opened in London. Housed in a magnificent... more

Simon de Montfort's body was horribly mutilated and dismembered after his defeat at 1265's fateful Battle of Evesham, during the... more

Why were medieval monks so afraid of going to the loo? In the second episode of our mini-series Toilets Through... more