Crucifixion was more than just physical punishment, it was also a devastating emotional and psychological act of violence.
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The history of children’s books gives us very few really villainous female characters – and most of them are witches or evil queens.
It’s a breed of dog which deserves a better place in society.
A vivid and remarkable body of writing is emerging to highlight the human cost of the war in Syria.
The power of the Easter story gave birth to the most beautiful music of the Christian calendar.
Swedish researcher Andreas Johansson interviewed 30 members of a Japanese Yakuza clan in 2015.
The 2012 act was rushed, created new offences without political or legal consensus and further demonised football fans.
R.C. Sherriff’s classic play focused on the officer class, but the recent film adaptation has given working-class soldiers a voice.
Just because graffiti is illegal shouldn’t mean an artist can’t protect his work. The law should step in when big brands try to exploit street art.
The politics may have changed over the years, but the literary obsessions of ‘northern Britain’ seem hard to shake.
Back in the Middle Ages, as well as speaking English and Latin, many people living in Britain also spoke French.
But the British soon got the hang of profanity.
Women with AIDS were excluded from the US definition of the syndrome until 1993. What’s changed?
The Liverpool comic scored with the third-highest selling single of the 1960s.
Written by a teenager, Frankenstein is an extraordinary novel that still endures 200 years after its first publication.
The cat and mouse comedy duo have been locked in conflict for more than 78 years now.
St Patrick chose Ireland over the place of his birth – but where was that exactly?
It will take a concerted effort of stakeholders working together to combat disinformation says new EU report.
John McCready recalls his glory days with the hip young gunslingers at the UK’s leading music paper.
Looting of antiquities is a serious problem, but looters are not always just motivated by greed.
For a man who was “not really a Jew”, Kubrick’s feature films are woven with Jewish references.
It’s not the first time a form of urban music from the black community has been purposefully associated with crime by the powers that be.
There are a lot of misconceptions about how social media is changing society. Here are some of the most important.
Charles I’s belief that art was a way of projecting power bankrupted England and alienated his people. The rest is history.
The internet has not only changed the kinds of answers historical study can provide, but also what questions can be asked.