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A collection of board games spanning two centuries has gone on show. Almost 1,500 games dating from 1800 to 2000 have been donated to Oxford's Bodleian Libraries by collector and historian Richard Ballam. A selection of them are featuring in a display in the Weston Library. The exhibition -...

Millions of people whose identities and beliefs are unknown have been let into our continent. Many who have been here for a few years continue to present challenges which are by no means minimal. There seems to be a belief that so long as we have got Katie Hopkins, Donald Trump or Tommy...

Former Time Team star Dr Francis Pryor and BBC History Magazine's Charlotte Hodgman visit Flag Fen in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, a Bronze Age site that offers a unique insight into life in the Fens 3,500 years ago. History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age...

The Arabic gang-rape 'Taharrush' phenomenon which sees women surrounded by groups of men in crowds and sexually assaulted... and, thanks to its leaders letting in countless thousands of lovely Muslims, it has now spread into Europe..... The Arabic gang-rape 'Taharrush' phenomenon which sees...

The 'Peterborough Pompeii' has been discovered in an extraordinary archaeological find in Cambridgeshire. It has been buried away and has been unearthed at the edge of Must Farm Quarry in Whittlesey. The dig, run by Cambridge University's Cambridge Archaeological Unit, reveals how people...

The world's oldest tea leaves have been discovered buried with royal treasures in the tomb of an ancient Chinese emperor who ruled more than 2,150 years ago. Unearthed in the tomb of Jing Emperor Liu Qi, the tea provides some of the earliest evidence for the ancient Silk Road trade...

David Bowie fans reacted with fury today after twisted Scottish nationalists celebrated the singer's death simply because he had asked Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom. The singer, who passed away yesterday after a secret 18-month battle with cancer, used his acceptance speech at...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today joined the Middletons and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the doomed First World War Gallipoli campaign, which saw 58,000 Allied troops lose their lives in their bloodiest battle on foreign soil. Kate...

Leading historians reveal how pivotal years in the lives of eight major figures – from Anne Boleyn to Josef Stalin – could have turned out better, if only they’d have resolved to change their ways... The New Year’s resolutions Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and Josef Stalin should have made…...

Academics at Oxford University are using Voltaire and other historical defenders of free speech to mark the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. Lecturers and students have translated essays about free speech and are publishing them as a free e-book. Caroline Warman...

From dragons to devil dogs, from fairies to vampires, history is full of tales of mysterious creatures that haunt the British Isles. Now, in her new book, Carolyne Larrington from the University of Oxford explores how such folktales are deeply embedded in the British landscape, and reveals how...

A campaign has been launched to name one of the four newly discovered elements in honour of dead Mötorhead rocker Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister. Fans are hoping Lemmy's name will live on, not only in their hearts, but also in the periodic table. Now that's a really heavy metal! Campaign is launched to...

An Indian schoolboy has become the first cricketer in history to score 1,000 runs in a single innings. Pranav Dhanawade, 15 and the son of a Mumbai (formerly Bombay) rickshaw driver, scored the extraordinary total in the Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school event organised by the...

Apparently it's a crime for a man to ask a woman out for a date now in these misandrist, boy-bashing times we live in, as one of the world's top cricketers has found out. West Indies star Chris Gayle has been fined $10,000 for the "crime" of asking a Channel 10 news reporter out to dinner...

A skeleton discovered in a school playground could be that of a pirate, according to archaeologists. City of Edinburgh Council workers found the remains at the city's oldest primary school while carrying out survey work to build an extension. Victoria Primary School is close to Newhaven's...

It seems that Cameron has pencilled in this June for the referendum in which the British people will decide whether or not Britain is to leave the EU. Cue a barrage of pro-EU lies, fantasies and propaganda to try and ensure the British people make the "right" decision on referendum day...

The Queen's neighbour in Balmoral has had to leave his historic 450-year-old castle as it is threatened by rising flood waters. John Seton Howard Gordon, whose 11,687-acre Abergeldie estate is enclosed by the royal residence of Balmoral on three sides, had to flee the castle as it was...

The British government is to create a marine reserve almost as big as the UK in the Atlantic waters of Ascension Island, which is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Just over half of the protected area will be closed to fishing. The...

Aerial flood maps of Britain are revealing more than just at-risk regions - they have also led to the discovery of several Roman roads. Amateur archaeologists have been able to use the flood-mapping technology to trace the paths of Roman roads which have remained buried under the land for some...

Today, it has become a fabled age — a time of pretty girls in mini-skirts driving zippy Mini cars, of Michael Caine being happily promiscuous as Alfie at the cinema, of Ready, Steady, Go starting the weekend on TV, and of British bands dominating the world of popular music. And then...