Jonathan Myerson’s excellent drama considers how the young Orson Welles shook up not just cinema, but radio and theatre too. A portrait of a young genius starring Lucas Aurelio as Welles, Miles Jupp ...

Did you know the Sovereign is one of the world’s oldest coins still in production today? In fact, Sovereign coins were first struck for Tudor kings more than 500 years ago, before the modern version ...

The history of the US presidency is littered with tales of extra-marital affairs and allegations of corruption. Jonathan ...

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battle it out for the US presidency, Rob Attar looks back through American history to offer ...

The US presidential elections of recent years have been some of most contested – and divisive – in history. Here, historian ...

The FBI agent had been sitting in his hot, stuffy car all day, once again tasked with surveilling the nursing home across the street. It was another uneventful day. He noted the comings and goings: ...

“Pretty grim”, answers Professor Sarah Richardson. “Life expectancy at birth for the average Victorian was about 42, and more than 25 per cent of children died before their fifth birthday. Disease was ...

How well do you know these hirsute figures from history? It’s November, a month where many grow moustaches in aid of men’s ...