As well as being a printer, publisher, philosopher, inventor and Founding Father of America, Benjamin Franklin also found ...

Benjamin Franklin’s grandson, Temple Franklin, plays a key role in the historical drama Franklinfrom Apple TV+. His place in ...

Why and when was such a confederation formed, and are there really five of them? Jonny Wilkes explains the history behind the ...

In the days before the release of Pompeii: The New Dig, the team behind the series revealed a glimpse of one of the most ...

From keeping a pet bear at Cambridge to navigating countless love affairs, there are many words to describe Lord Byron other ...

Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett ended the 12-day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, as dramatised in an Apple TV+ series, by shooting and ...

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In the first lecture of the HistoryExtra Academy history of witchcraft course, Professor Marion Gibson explores attitudes to ...

Created by Sally Wainwright, Disney+’s drama Renegade Nell is a historical fantasy that follows the adventures of a tavern-keeper’s daughter who becomes a highwaywoman after being framed for murder.