History12 hrs agoThousands expected for medieval battle festival More than 30,000 people are expected to flock to Evesham as the event returns for its fifth year.12 hrs ago18 hrs agoThe true story behind Peaky Blinders' Nazi banknotes plotNazi Germany's plot to crash the British economy features in the Peaky Blinders film and in a new exhibition. 18 hrs ago19 hrs agoSwitzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' MengeleMengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.19 hrs ago1 day agoViking activity day to kick off festivalThe day will include re-enactments and living history displays among other free activities.1 day ago3 days ago'Bingo! It's a match'- Franklin expedition sailor's DNA links to BBC reporterResearchers at the University of Waterloo found remains of Rich Preston's great great great uncle John Bridgens.3 days ago4 days agoMore coins found at site of largest Iron Age hoardThe coins will join 933 other treasures due to go on display for the first time in July.4 days ago4 days agoRoman woman's remains found during hospital digThe lead coffin found in Colchester contains the remains of a high-status woman, experts say.4 days ago5 days agoThe divine visions predicting the fall of the USSRIn May 1917, three Portuguese children declared that they had seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a meadow. In 1992, a witness told the BBC about the "miracles".5 days ago6 days agoTown remembers Victorian MP killed in shipwreckBoston MP Herbert Ingram drowned in 1860 when two ships collided on Lake Michigan in the US.6 days ago...
