In this video Dr Charlotte Young discusses the origins and causes of the English Civil War.

The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign. And only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it...

You know I had high hopes for Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, I really did. In my head I always sort of lumped him in with Maximilian Robespierre. I thought they were each a forward-thinking guy who leapt into action and spearheaded the...

A couple weeks ago around a million people headed to London to protest Brexit. It made a big splash in the media, but realistically it's not going to stop Brexit from happening. So we discuss the purpose of protests and why people...

June Gibbons and Jennifer Gibbons were identical twins who grew up in Wales. They became known as "The Silent Twins" since they only communicated with each other.



They wrote works of fiction. Both women were admitted to...