In this guest post, author Rosalind Freeborn describes her upcoming book on Frederick Blomberg - George III's secret son more
The little known slave girl at the heart of the Salem Witch Trials more
Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas is best known for being Oscar Wilde's lover, and for having more than a part to play in the great writer's downfall... more
The 15-year-old who spent nine days as Queen more
The con-man who invented a settlement and made himself a Prince more
Did he slay a dragon? Was he even English? To mark St George's day, here's five things you might not have known about England's patron saint more
Everyone knows about St. Patrick's Day, but how much do you know about the man behind the myth? more
John Brown was hated and admired in equal measure for his militant campaigns against slavery in the mid-19th century. Donna Catapano (@Ms_Catapano) explains how, over 160 years sin... more
The Welsh-Norman servant girl who slaughtered 70 men in one afternoon more