Landmark archive added to BBC’s World War One programming
The BBC announced today that it will be showing two of the most important series ever made about World War One – The Great War, whose 26 episodes were […]
Category Archives: Historical Articles
500 Years On: The Battle of Flodden
500 years ago today was the last time a King of any part of Britain died in Battle. The King in question was not Richard the Third of England but […]
New History Series For BBC 2 Announced
From the Ancient Egyptians to Cold War Britain, BBC Two Controller Janice Hadlow today announces a range of new history programming. Janice Hadlow says: “It’s an exciting time for history […]
Body confirmed to be that of Richard The Third, The Last Plantagenet King of England
A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III. Experts from the University of Leicester said DNA from the bones matched […]
Prehistoric Autopsy- Dissected
The new three part series from BBC Two examines the origins of the human race. The first episode dealt with Neanderthals our distant cousins. It examines their speech patterns and […]
The Kings of Scotland: A Family History
I have always loved Scotland. It is a beautiful country. However, until recently I did not know how connected I was to the land of the Scots. Recently, thanks to […]
Vikings: The Truth
Recently on BBC Two a new history series has been airing,it is simply called Vikings and presented by Neil Oliver. This series tries to look at the truth behind the […]
The Consulting Detective 