Charles Guiteau shot 20th US President James Garfield in 1881. However, the assassin nearly died while travelling by ship to ...

Socialist activist Jessie Eden was memorably portrayed by actress Charlie Murphy in hit crime drama Peaky Blinders. However, ...

The Vikings traded and raided across Europe and even reached as far as North America, leaving their mark on just about every land they conquered. So much so, that many elements of their heritage and ...

One Small Step For Pac-Man, One Giant Leap For Pac-Man-KindHappy birthday to Pac-Man, who was first released in Japan on this day in 1980. Or should I say ‘Puck Man’ which was the character’s original ...

Lisa DeLarios joined the Storage Wars party in 2021. She’s a reliable source of mirth on the Sky HISTORY show, but where did ...

Ubisoft historians Thierry Noël and Eve Ben-Haïm reveal how Anno 117: Pax Romana brings the Roman Empire to life through ...

He married a nineteen-year-old bride in 1772 but, after another break down, forced her into a Convent. From 1783, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' was ill and was nursed by his daughter until 1788, when he ...

Why is the Battle of Bannockburn one of the most celebrated Scottish military victories ever? The Sky HISTORY series ...

Bestselling author Alice Loxton undertook a 200-mile journey to learn about the life and legacy of one of England's forgotten ...

Almost half a millennium after his death, Nostradamus is still history’s most famous astrologer and seer. His number one status is also particularly remarkable when you consider just how strange and ...

The hit series from Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, The Tudors) will reach it's conclusion on Sky HISTORY. Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) has ambitions for the Kingdom of Kattegat, he dreams of peace and ...

The 15th-century Newport Medieval Ship was rediscovered by accident in 2002. Now, a new Sky HISTORY programme reveals more of ...