Speak the word “Salem” out loud and chances are that most people will understand what it is you’re talking about. Home to some of the most notorious witch trial...
Go back a couple hundred years and you will find a health service that is worlds away from what we have today. Once upon a time, hospitals and care wards were a...
The lost Roanoke colony is perhaps one of the biggest mysteries that still troubles modern day America. The first English colony to arrive on American soil, the...
Over the course of history, cities rise and cities fall but from time to time, we lose sight of what actually happened. When a civilization disappears without a...
World War II put everyone on the same playing field. For one of the first times in modern history, all eligible people were required to serve their time, no mat...
Times were tough before the outbreak of the First World War. With increasing tensions brewing between Germany and France, any distraction was used in order to o...
Winston Churchill is one of the most famous figures in British history. Leading the country through the Second World War, the then-Prime Minister was responsibl...
Success and wealth mean nothing if you don’t have the people to back you up. Gaining enemies was once a quick way to lose your title, or worse when it came to h...
History isn’t all fun and games. Over the course of time, a great many rulers have come into power, changing their people and country for the worse. When it com...
When it comes to unusual deaths, certain celebrities take some beating. Over the years, some of the most famous people have come to some of the most unusual dem...