History20 hrs agoViking activity day to kick off festivalThe day will include re-enactments and living history displays among other free activities.20 hrs ago2 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.2 days ago3 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.3 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 ago6 days agoI took one of the most famous photos of the Aberfan disaster - it still haunts meMel Parry took one of the defining images of the Aberfan disaster, but "wished he'd never taken it".6 days ago6 days agoSaxon coin hoard linked to time of Viking raidsThe coins were minted by a Saxon king who could not prevent an upsurge in Viking raids, says expert.6 days ago6 days agoOral history project records 80 years of storiesThe Roots and Reflections project captures stories of Gloucestershire dating back to 1945.6 days ago...
