History20 hrs agoU-boat victim among rare trawler auction paintingsThe watercolour portrait of the Nil Desperandum is among several maritime paintings being sold. 20 hrs ago3 days agoThe real story of the Amazon's 'lost city'This sprawling ancient metropolis in the jungle of Ecuador has revealed a unique form of urbanism. The BBC visits the site for the story of this mysterious civilisation.3 days ago3 days agoMuseum buys Iron Age hoard found by detectoristThe coins and miniature weapons date back to a Celtic tribe who lived in the west of England.3 days ago3 days agoThe hedge that hid 3,000 ancient silver coinsThe discovery was made by farm labourers clearing a hedge in 1866.3 days ago3 days agoThe Australian helping to return stolen English church artefactsItems found for sale online had originally been stolen from a Hertfordshire and a Norfolk church.3 days ago4 days agoThe weatherman crucial to D-Day victoryHistory's boldest military operation hinged on weather forecaster James Stagg. A new film with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser explores his role in the end of World War Two.4 days ago4 days agoAntique pig's head fetches £530 at auctionThe head was hung on the wall at the White Horse Inn at Susworth near Scunthorpe.4 days ago4 days ago'World's first' pin factory restored with £150,000Women and children made clothes pins at the site from 1743. 4 days ago5 days agoTarget of £150k reached to buy Bronze Age treasureThe gold piece is said to be the first object of its kind found in Britain in almost 30 years.5 days ago...
