People
Historical people of interest and the events that have made them famous
Paul Revere is famous for riding through the night to warn American rebels about approaching British troops. But less is known about Sybil Ludington, a teenage girl who replicated ... more
Commonly known as 'Lord Haw-Haw' because he put on a posh accent, William Joyce infected British airwaves with Nazi propaganda during the Second World War more
Performer, activist and military spy. Just a few of the labels that could be attributed to one extraordinary woman more
You've heard of Hannibal. You may have heard of Vercingetorix. But you probably haven't heard of Rome's other great enemy, who threatened to halt their early expansion... more
The legendary Norse warrior who led some of the first Viking raids on northern Europe more
Tales of the wild west are often invented or exaggerated, but not in the case of one journeyman... more
Tall, handsome and charismatic, Neville Heath seduced his victims with expensive dates and tales about his wartime heroics as a fighter pilot before subjecting them to horrific ass... more
Before the golden age of piracy ended in 1720, there was just enough time for these two murderous women to stalk the seas around the Caribbean more
The man behind Benedict Arnold's infamous betrayal of the US was the most popular British soldier of his time more
In 1838 an unassuming young woman shot to fame for her heroics after a passenger ship was smashed to pieces off the north-eastern coast of England. more