Historian and author Ian Stewart picks five of his favourite British history books that tell the stories of a union.

Our history teachers and textbooks have been telling us that the British Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th century ...

Meet David Olusoga, the historian reshaping our understanding of history. His work reveals overlooked narratives with ...

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture ... But in its final 70 pages, the book "comes flamingly to life", as a "blistering polemic" against the postwar planners and architects ...

The best history books help us understand who we are and where we are. The past never fully stays in the past; understanding old events gives us perspective on current ones. And right now ...

Children's television presenter Nigel Clarke celebrates the lives of six extraordinary people and their contribution to British history. In this collection of short videos Nigel Clarke celebrates ...

On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from ... it might have been lost to history. Called Account of Leslie’s Retreat at ...

Do you know your British black history facts? Test your knowledge to see if you can score 9/9 with these questions on the Horrible Histories British Black History Special. What information do we ...