Historian Dan Snow reviews the top five historical movies of all time ... Third, Dan reviews scenes from one of his own favourite films, Last of the Mohicans (1992). This movie brilliantly ...

Just before dawn on 10 May 1940 the largest concentration of motorised vehicles in history roared into action. After months ...

Dan Snow explores the physical remains of Hadrian’s vast project of 122AD - over 80 Roman miles of wall, turrets and forts, stretching from coast to coast across northern England. Mile after mile of ...

Sir Michael Palin and Dan Snow explore the storied history of HMS Terror and Erebus, two bomb ships that were repurposed for polar exploration in the 19th century. Led by Sir John Franklin, the ships ...

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Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound like? In the first episode of a new series, host of 'The Ancients' podcast ...

On 12th July 1346, a huge English invasion fleet landed on the shores of Normandy. The King of England was here to claim the ...

Tristan Hughes explores what we do know about the Ninth Legion, tracking its history across Britain. In this documentary, Tristan Hughes tracks the history of the Ninth Legion across the British Isles ...

Roman revolt reared its ugly head in East Anglia, as tens of thousands of Britons attempted to evict the recently-arrived Romans from the island by the spear. At its head was one of the most famous ...

Ancient Greek historian Roel Konijnendijk takes a deep dive into the historical accuracy of Troy (2004), based on Based on Homer's "Iliad," and the battle between the ancient kingdoms of Troy and ...