On this episode of The PastCast, historian and teacher Graham Goodlad charts the military careers of the king and his heir, a…
‘This armour is a worldfamous image of the medieval European knight,’ said Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the…
The ‘Marlow Warlord’ has been identified as a high-status figure from the 6th century, according to archaeologists from the University of Reading,…
Now, new scientific analysis has confirmed that a large gold bar found in Mexico City was part of the plunder Spanish conquistadors…
Patrick Boniface on the deaths in battle of regal warriors. According to a popular Czech tradition, before he committed himself to combat…
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not only a seminal event in British history, it is also widely regarded as a…
A huge, mountainous, landlocked Central Asian state, Afghanistan has defied invaders for 2,500 years. Jules Stewart takes a look at the country’s…
Henry III was a believer in the absolute right of kings and did not care for Magna Carta or any early concepts…
The Vikings have a formidable military reputation. But much of this, argues Martyn Whittock, is hype. We need some serious analysis. …
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…