The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the ancient world’s most prestigious libraries. So, why did it disappear, and how ...

Female gladiators were a rarity in Ancient Rome, but the role they played was fascinating. Read on to find out more.

Island heads’ are famous worldwide but also mysterious. Who made these stone statues? How were they transported? What do they ...

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the ...

Join the team at Sky HISTORY as we share the strangest sports in Britain, from cheese-rolling and knob-throwing to bog ...

What impact did Thomas Jefferson have on the genesis of US democracy? How did the third president double the country’s size, and what were his thoughts on slavery?

In the 1950s, the US began test-flying a new spy plane, the Lockheed U-2. A Sky HISTORY series explores how this led to UFO sightings above Area 51.

How was the Met Office founded? The Meteorological Office, known as the Met Office for short, is the UK’s national weather service and was founded in 1854. The original purpose of the organisation was ...

September marks the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. There are some however who do not believe the official story of events, shrouding the day in a fog of suspicion and ...

It was thanks to ULTRA that we won the war. The Enigma story began in the 1920s, when the German military - using an 'Enigma' machine developed for the business market – began to communicate in ...

Billy Hayes' legendary escape from a Turkish prison was the basis for the Oscar-winning movie Midnight Express. Now, with his unique first-hand experience, Billy takes us into the world of the ...

Rather than focusing solely on the identity of the killer, Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood delves into how the Whitechapel Murders fuelled the rise of tabloid journalism in Britain. The series ...