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These are the haunting images of squalor and poverty endured by the poor in Glasgow’s slums during the 19th Century that helped improve the living conditions in Victorian Britain. For over a decade, Thomas Annan shed light on what life was really like for the poor living in the Victorian...

Dr Robert Poole and Charlotte Hodgman visit Lancaster Castle in Lancashire, where one of the most famous, and sensational, witch trials in British history took place, in 1612... History explorer: the Pendle witches...

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament, which wither Canada, USA or Mexico is likelyy to host or co-host...

Five of history's oldest flags all brought together for you to enjoy... Lowering the standard: five of history's oddest flags By Dean Nicholas Posted 12th April 2016 History Today From Benin to Sardinia to the North Caucasian Emirate: curious examples of the flag-maker's art. The Benin...

Contrary to the beliefs of the defeated and bitter Remoaners, Theresa May isn't muddled over Brexit. She just hasn't finished her post-Brexit plans yet... TREVOR KAVANAGH Tough Theresa May will beat tinpot tyrants and EU leaders will see it was a mistake to freeze her out at summit She is not...

A piece of fabric described as the Holy Grail of fashion history will become one of the star attractions at Hampton Court Palace after it was identified as the only surviving piece of clothing worn by Elizabeth I. The country’s leading experts on royal garments have spent the past year piecing...

A hoard of Neolithic pottery and flint tools, which lay buried for over 4,000 years, has been uncovered during works to lay a pipe in Fife. The find at Kincaple was made as engineers laid pipework to connect St Andrews University's green energy centre at Eden campus in Guardbridge with North...

What was life like on the streets of 18th-century London? Lucy Inglis, historian and creator of the award-winning Georgian London blog, reveals 10 everyday hazards faced by Londoners in the 1700s – from disease and cesspits to gin consumption… 10 dangers of Georgian London...

Fascinating early photographs of London 7 January 2017 The Telegraph From dancing bears to East End slums, these remarkable images – each at least a century old – reveal a London lost to time. In this photo, taken in 1914, a policeman stops the traffic and helps pedestrians cross the road...

The Queen has made her first public appearance of 2017 after ill-health affected her festive season. She arrived for the morning church service at St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk, on Sunday. There were concerns about the monarch's health after she missed services on Christmas...

BBC History Magazine asked a panel of expert historians to reveal who they consider to be the most overvalued personalities from the past. Some of them may well surprise you… Are these the most overrated people in history...

Predictably, there was always going to be a point when Theresa May’s critics would declare that her honeymoon as Prime Minister had ended. Such is the vicious world of politics. And so this week’s resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers, Britain’s ambassador to the EU, has been identified as...

Enough! Enough! For months, the so-called liberal elite has been writing articles, having radio and TV discussions, giving sermons (literally) and making speeches in which it has struggled to understand those strange creatures: ordinary people. The elite is bemused by what drives these...

Many of us will have heard of Llywelyn the Last, or of Glyndŵr, the last native Prince of Wales, but who was the first? In his new book, The First Prince of Wales?, former BBC journalist Dr Sean Davies argues the answer lies with Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (1063‒75), who reigned over much of the country...

At the beginning of the 3rd century civil war raged in Britain as the Roman emperor Septimius Severus sought to quell unrest in the north. But unknown to the fighting cohorts and Caledonian tribes, high above their heads two stars were coming together in a huge cataclysmic explosion. Now 1800...

The funeral of a man shot dead by police on a motorway slip road has been held. Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was shot in a car stopped near Junction 24 of the M62 in Huddersfield as part of an operation on Monday. An inquest into his death was also opened and adjourned...

Exactly 1000 years ago - on 6th January 1017 - Canute the Great was crowned King of England... On this day: Canute the Great – Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway – is crowned in London 2 Comments Canute the Great Dominic Selwood 6 January 2017 The...

There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge but might sound help in the search for answers? The lost sounds of Stonehenge By David Sillito Media and Arts Correspondent BBC News 6 January 2017...

What made England’s most controversial king tick? Was he vain, voluble, a spendthrift? And did he love his wife? Chris Skidmore, who’s been investigating Richard’s secret life for a forthcoming book, reveals all... Inside the mind of Richard III...

The Queen was almost shot by one of her own guards while she took a late-night stroll through palace grounds, it has been reported. The guard is said to have shouted into the darkness when he spotted a figure walking around Buckingham Palace at 3am, believing it might be an intruder...