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The modern nation of Finland, Europe's eighth-largest country, is the heir to many centuries of history: it was a wilderness at the edge of early Europe, a powerful component of the late medieval Swedish empire, and a Grand Duchy of Tsarist Russia. Finnish history is also rich with...

The home of a retired teacher is at the centre of an archaeological dig after the ruins of a 13th Century chapel were found beneath her front garden. Mary Hudd uncovered some strange brickwork beneath the lawn of her home in Wiltshire during the evacuation of some trees last summer...

A newly discovered Iron Age town is shedding light on the religious beliefs of the ancient Celts. Archaeologists have unearthed numerous hybrid animals from a site dubbed Duropolis near Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, which were carefully created by the ancient people over 2,000 years ago...

This Friday just gone marked the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain. What still remains the last battle to have been fought in Britain started on 10th July 1940 and would rage until Halloween 1940, causing the deaths of over 40,000 people, mainly civilians. However, it was...

From Norman fortresses to medieval strongholds, England is home to hundreds of castles. With the school summer holidays fast approaching, BBC History Magazine rounds up eight of the best… Britain’s 8 most amazing castles...

A 600-year-old gold ring engraved with St George and the Dragon sheds new light on the saint's medieval followers in Norwich, an expert has told the BBC. The ring, found by a metal detectorist in South Creake, Norfolk, dates from between 1350 and 1430. Dr Jonathan Good, author of The...

According to many children's books, films and TV shows, the Vikings wore horned helmets. Most people when they think of Vikings think of Scandinavian warriors with horned helmets. But, in actual fact, this is nothing more than a myth. The Vikings did NOT wear horned helmets. It was the Celts...

Two politicians from two European countries which are not members of the EU - Switzerland and Iceland - tell the The Telegraph that Britain (a much larger country) would be much be better off out of the EU. The British people are to decide in a referendum whether or not Britain should remain in...

A giant street party for the Queen's 90th birthday will celebrate her support of more than 600 organisations and charities, organisers say. The Patron's Lunch will be attended by 10,000 guests - many from charities supported by the Queen - in London's The Mall, on Sunday 12 June next year...

The fossilised snout of a giant flying reptile unearthed on the Isle of Wight is the first of its kind to be discovered on the island. The Coloborhynchus remains were found by Will Thurbin, from Niton. Experts at Dinosaur Isle Museum and the University of Portsmouth confirmed it was the...

If you were looking for a rich stew of criminality, 14th-century London was the place to find it. Bruce Holsinger walks the mean streets of the medieval capital. Sin City: thievery, prostitution and murder in medieval London This article was first published in...

The Federated States of Micronesia have suffered their third record defeat after being thrashed 46-0 by Vanuatu in an Olympic qualifying tournament - only days after losing 38-0 to Fiji. With a team made up of largely teenage players, many of whom have left their home villages for the...

The Americans are renowned the world over for their breathtaking arrogance and air of superiority. This is why so many people love to beat them at sporting events. So it must have been very sweet for British runner Scott Overall to pip his American rival Ben Payne to the finish line and win...

Britain fell silent today as the victims of the July 7 attacks were remembered, a decade after 52 people were murdered and hundreds more injured in four suicide bomb explosions on the London transport network. Families of the victims joined survivors of the horrific attack, members of...

Wimbledon is under way right now. And, in September, the Rugby World Cup in England commences. But, between them, starting later this week, another massive sporting event which will leave Britain - and Australia - enthralled gets underway: the Ashes. But what is the Ashes? And why is...

A man was seen walking through central London, right by government buildings, draped in an ISIS flag (the BBC refuses to call ISIS terrorists because they don't want to offend ISIS's enemies, so they call them a "militant group" instead). Not only that, but he also has a child on his shoulders...

Pincess Charlotte's christening is to take place on the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk today. The baptism, conducted by Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby, will be held in private in the same church where Princess Diana - who would have been Princess Charlotte's...

British tennis star Heather Watson almost knocked out five-times champion Serena Williams in a match that has stunned Wimbledon. In a battle of David versus Goliath, relative unknown Miss Watson, 23, pushed her American opponent, 33, to her limit. But, proving why she's the world number one...

From beasts and demons to Latin prayers for the dead, the walls of England’s medieval churches and cathedrals are covered with inscriptions and doodles. But what do they tell us about the Middle Ages? Medieval graffiti: the lost voices of England’s churches in the Middle Ages...

A minute's silence will be held across the UK at midday to remember the 38 people - including 30 Britons - killed in the Tunisia beach attack a week ago. Flags will be flown at half-mast over Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, while play at Wimbledon will be delayed. The Queen and Prime...