4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (566+ words) Two decorative tiles which were once spurned by burglars have now been identified as rare Renaissance treasures missing for more than a century. The plaques had hung in the hallway of the modest property in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for more than…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (761+ words) When it comes to ancient stone structures, Stonehenge is usually the first landmark to spring to mind. But over in Yorkshire, another prehistoric monument has left scientists stumped for centuries. The Devil's Arrows is a set of three huge stones…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (866+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Archaeologists believe they have unraveled a murder mystery 1,600 years after a young Roman's terrifying final moments. A team in present-day Bulgaria has unearthed the skeleton of a person who was apparently hiding inside…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (529+ words) For the first time in almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on British soil for a special exhibition at the British Museum.The intricately worked 70-metre-long tapestry tells the epic story of William the Conqueror's bloody conquest of England…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (606+ words) A council is demanding that its residents be offered priority booking to view the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum. Canterbury City Council in Kent said: 'Such an offer is available to the people of Hastings and Rother due to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) It provides 'source-grounded narratives' for pupils to interrogate and asks them to divide into teams to argue one position, before switching to argue the other. They are then asked to reach their own conclusion by 'separating scrutiny from allegiance'. The…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1102+ words) A stocky, battle–scarred man who lived through one of the most dramatic periods in English history has been brought back to life nearly 1,000 years after his death. Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a man who survived the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1005+ words) A royal ship carrying millions in sunken treasure has been found in a Scottish river after sinking 400 years ago. The Blessing of Burntisland capsized in a storm while crossing the Firth of Forth from Fife to Leith as part of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (910+ words) A long–lost battlefield where Anglo–Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found. Researchers believe Castle Hill, a former Iron Age hillfort near Beaford in North Devon, matches ancient descriptions of the…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (737+ words) In the early 20th century, the world was a steaming mess. Rapid industrialisation, political upheaval and unfettered colonial expansion led to the senseless slaughter of the First World War and to monarchies toppling. Nations were contorting themselves to fit into the…...