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One weapon defended an empire for 700 years. Nobody knows how it worked
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (499+ words) For roughly 700 years, a single devastating weapon helped keep an empire alive against enemies who repeatedly tried to destroy it. The people who knew how to make it took that knowledge to their graves centuries ago. Ever since, historians have…...
Irena Sendler: The woman who smuggled children to safety
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (725+ words) The Holocaust is seen as history’s deadliest genocide. During World War II, as Germany conquered large swathes of Europe, millions of Jews in these lands found themselves persecuted by the Nazis. This disturbing trend turned increasingly deadly, with many Jews…...
When is Curse of Skinwalker Ranch season 7 on in the UK?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (711+ words) What’s going on at Skinwalker Ranch? Nobody is entirely sure, despite many concerted attempts to find out. Since the 1990s, this farm in the US state of Utah has been reputed as a hive of ‘high strangeness’, from UFO sightings to…...
Andrew Price on bushcraft, ancient knowledge and representing Wales on Alone
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (536+ words) In this guest article, survival expert Andrew Price explores the ancient skills that connect prehistoric Wales to modern wilderness survival, and reveals how that knowledge helped shape his journey to the Arctic Circle on Alone: World Championship. That’s how it…...
The Katyn Massacre: Stalin’s most carefully hidden crime
2+ week, 2+ day ago (662+ words) We all know that World War II began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. However, it’s easy to forget now that the Soviet Union actually followed Germany’s lead just over two weeks later. As viewers of Sky HISTORY’s World…...
The Bataan Death March: WWII’s most horrific war crime
2+ week, 6+ day ago (676+ words) No shortage of war crimes took place during World War II. However, the Bataan Death March stands among the most horrific. The Japanese forced thousands of American and Filipino POWs into a torturous, often lethal 65-mile trek across the Philippines in…...
How did the Ottoman Empire fall?
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (617+ words) At its peak, the Ottoman Empire stretched from the gates of Vienna to the shores of North Africa – one of the largest and most powerful empires the world has ever seen. So how did it all come crashing down? It…...
4 little-known facts about the Bayeux Tapestry
3+ week, 2+ day ago (688+ words) The year 1066 is etched in public minds as one of British history’s most important. It’s when William, Duke of Normandy landed in England and toppled the reigning monarch, Harold Godwinson. For this impressive feat, the new king became known as…...
Erwin Rommel: The ‘Desert Fox’ who defied Hitler
3+ week, 4+ day ago (689+ words) Over the course of World War II, many Axis commanders struck fear in the hearts of the Allied powers. However, to express admiration for them would have been considered heresy – except when it came to one man, the German field…...
8 facts about Andy Burnham
3+ week, 6+ day ago (740+ words) Image Credit: Official portrait of Andy Burnham © House of Commons. Source: UK Parliament. Cropped by Sky HISTORY. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for Andy Burnham. As recently as late June, he wasn’t even a Member…...