Have you ever thought about how old coins can reveal stories from India’s past? Imagine a busy marketplace where traders ...

I am at the National Archives in Kew to find out what attitudes were like in medieval times ... This clip is from the series Hunting for History. Pupils could be asked for modern examples of ...

PETER GINN: Castles dominated the landscape of the medieval age and Britain have some ... and they played a key role in history, at the centre of battles power and trade. TOM PINFOLD: Yet Britain ...

Day, celebrated on April 1st, is a global tradition involving pranks and practical jokes, from simple tricks to elaborate ...

In stark contrast to the advancing technology of the twentieth century, many soldiers who were stuck in the close-corridors of trench warfare found themselves back in the medieval era. Greenland ...

but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of banking, trade credit, and money changers transformed the economy from a simple barter system into a sophisticated ...

Over the following 300 years scores of towns were founded: Bala, established in 1309, was the last fling of Wales's medieval town creators. Although towns became central to the economy ...

A 1658 map of Iceland, reprinted from Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, includes a sea monster known for catching its fish through cunning. Public Domain The creature was enormous.