Gladiatorial games were organised by the elite throughout the Roman empire in order to distract the population from the reality of daily life, and these fearsome fighters of the Colosseum ranged from lowly animal wrestlers to egotistical emperors. Here, BBC History Revealed brings you ten famous gladiators...
Britons have long tried to make statements about themselves through the hair on their heads. From the 'Henry VIII pageboy' to Twenties bobs via Cavalier curls, historian Lucy Worsley reveals how hairstyles have reflected social changes over the past 800 years...
Historian Helen Carr explores the history of May Day, which has Roman origins and was once a pagan celebration. She reveals how, through history, this celebration of spring has been deeply connected to the earth's enduring cycle of birth, life and death…
Following the release of season 4 of The Last Kingdom, medieval historian Ryan Lavelle has reviewed each episode for HistoryExtra. Here he discusses episode one and the question of whether King Alfred's legacy will all come tumbling down…
Our content director David Musgrove rounds up the latest medieval content on HistoryExtra this week – and reveals how he's been trying to learn Old Norse. Plus, with the release of The Last Kingdom, it's been a big week for Anglo-Saxon and Viking fans – but what else is new?
Alexander the Great created one of the most expansive empires the world has ever seen – only for it to crumble in the aftermath of his early death at the age of 32. But if he had lived, would he have carried on conquering? Professor Paul Cartledge reveals what might have happened...
On our latest podcasts: Sam Willis and James Daybell take a sideways look at the Viking era; Lewis Dartnell discusses how Earth's physical features have had a profound effect on human civilisations; and Stephen Bates describes the battle over bread prices that divided parliament in the mid-19th century...
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