Did you know it’s been 60 years since cigarette ads were banned? Join us as we take a look back on how it happened and where ...

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Billy Hill was an icon in the London criminal underworld, but he tends to be forgotten. Read on to find out more.

From corsets to foot binding, lead makeup to skin bleaching, discover how fashion and beauty through history demanded pain, reinforced inequality, and shaped today’s toxic standards.

Lagertha was the first wife of Ragnar Lothbrok and was known for her skill as a shield maiden ...

11 facts about Viking leader Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy Unlike the legendary figures of Ragnar and Lagertha, there is extensive history to prove that Rollo was a real person.

The pages of British history are packed full of the exploits of convicted criminals - from murderers and pirates to gangsters and robbers. In fact, some of these felonious figures even became folk ...