This video describes how injured soldiers were taken care of both on the battlefield and in the trenches by their comrades and the medical officer. Part 5 of a 7 part series

Samuel Pepys explains how high winds drive the fire into the city

From the hulls of ships to the sides of trucks to the walls of bathroom stalls across the world - and even engraved into national monuments - one iconic phrase has appeared in seemingly every place across the globe: "Kilroy was here."

A Victorian gentleman describes the stench that came from the River Thames which became known as the Great Stink and almost caused Parliament to close

A description of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I.  It covers her upbringing and how she, a French catholic princess came to marry the English protestant prince.

William Harvey explains how he discovered circulation; how blood flowed around the body.

When we think of knights during the medieval times, we think of valiant men who chose to defend their honor in feats of jousting, chivalry, and dragon slaying. But that’s not exactly how it was for the actual knights. Today, we’re...

This short clip explores a terrible scandal where inmates were forced to pick meat off bones meant for fertiliser because they were so hungry.

Christopher Lee had one of the most fascinating lives of all time - From fighting Nazis to holding not one but THREE Guinness World Records to playing some truly iconic film roles, beloved actor Chrisopher Lee is a real life Badass.

The Regency era - which technically lasted in Great Britain from 1811 to 1820, but was part of the larger social and cultural era of the late 18th and early 19th centuries - might have had a reputation for licentiousness when it came to...

This video takes a look at shell shock and the effect it has on soldiers.  It also highlights the treatments for shell shock and the way in which officers were treated differently to the ordinary soldier

Edward Jenner describes the experiment he carried out to develop his vaccination against smallpox 

A WW1 nurse gives a gruesome account of trench foot and frostbite together with the cause and treatment available to soldiers

How when first exploring medicine, Andreas Vesalius stole the body of a hanged criminal so that he could study anatomy.

Samuel Pepys explains how the fire got out of control and the failed attempts at fighting it

From 1485 through the latter part of the 16th century, a new plague – English "sweating sickness" – ravaged England and Europe, killing thousands of people. The fearsome disease had many names including, "Sudor Anglicus," "English...

An eyewitness account of the excecution of King Charles I outside the Banqueting House in London on 30th January 1649

A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment during 1916-18 and explains how it adapted to suit the changing way the war was being fought

A description of the trenches that stretched from Belgium to Switzerland which were built after the war was bogged down in stalemate. Part 1 of a 7 part series

A Lewis gunner explains how the Lewis gun was loaded and used in short bursts for the best effect and how it could even be taken into No Mans Land to support troops in an attack

A soldier describes the Battle of Edge Hill and how Prince Rupert's cavalry charged into the Parliamentarians.

Bill Richmond was born into slavery on Staten Island, New York, which was then an outpost for the British colonies. When Richmond was 14, a British soldier named Hugh Percy arranged his freedom and brought him to England where Richmond...

A description of the brass box given to every serving soldier; it explains why and what the different boxes contained.

A WW1 soldier describes the Christmas Truce 1914, he explains it was more an opportunity for burying their dead than playing football.