History

As you ease yourself from your own groaning board this holiday, consider how food on the big or small screen adds to your enjoyment of an Austen adaptation or other historical drama.

Why were there neo-Nazis in post-World War II Britain and what was the 62 Group? A look at the little-known history behind Ridley Road.

How accurate is the history in the new Masterpiece drama Atlantic Crossing? Has the true story been sacrificed to create an engaging narrative? And if you're loving the series anyway, does it matter? Let's investigate.

After three solid seasons, The Crown pours on the gas with the arrival of Lady Diana Spencer and Margaret Thatcher.

Sanditon is the only novel by Jane Austen to feature a black character. But given the diversity of late Georgian society, wouldn't her contemporary readers have assumed people of color were there anyway?

Gunpowder, treason and plot! We dig into the real history of why a failed domestic terrorist attack four centuries ago is still celebrated by Brits today.