From William Kidd to Helen Gloag, meet the daring Scots whose exploits rivalled the Caribbean’s most famous buccaneers.

A fiery experiment at Skinwalker Ranch uncovers strange anomalies above the Triangle, leaving the team puzzled by what defies scientific explanation. After a groundbreaking fourth season, ...

Explore the chilling mysteries of Skinwalker Ranch, where colossal wolf-like creatures have terrorised locals. Firsthand accounts and shocking evidence reveal the dark secrets lurking in the shadows.

Historian Helen Carr details exactly what went wrong during the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and how it came to an explosive ...

Ayrton Senna, one of F1’s greatest drivers, died 30 years ago. Explore his career, his tragic death and the lasting legacy he left on the sport.

Anne Vaux was an important figure in British Catholicism, but was she connected to the Gunpowder Plot? Read on to find out.

Learn about America’s involvement in World War One, including its key battles and how US participation helped to secure an Allied victory.

On 1st February 1959, nine Russian hikers on the trek of a lifetime through the Ural Mountains pitched a tent and settled in for the night. Hours later, all nine fled the safety of the tent and ...

Throughout the past century, dictators held Europe in an iron grip. Yet, despite their unquestioned control, paranoia and distrust corrupted their minds ...

Today, the word ‘terrible’ can be used to describe anything from a particularly bad meal to a natural disaster that kills millions of people. Back in the 16th Century when it was a nickname bestowed ...

Mafia bosses, capos and hitmen have lived all over the UK, some in the most unlikely of places, from caravan parks to shoe shops, semi-detached houses to coffee shops. Ross Kemp goes on a global ...

From ineffectual military commanders to religious maniacs and full-blown tyrants, we take a look at some of the worst monarchs ever to sit on the throne. The grandson of William the Conqueror, Stephen ...