Rembrandt The Night Watch – being restored!
The Rembrandt 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch has been undergoing a massive restoration and is being hanged out of its frame in the Rijksmuseum
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Werewolves explained – a terrifying history!
The history of werewolves goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece, Hindu mythology and countless stories of werewolf attacks
Getting arrested for cross dressing in history!
As gender and sex identity becomes a heated topic – let’s look back at cross dressing in history as it’s nothing new as Tony McMahon reports
Frankenstein – from Mary Shelley to the movies!
Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in the early 19th century and it’s gone through some big changes at the hands of the movies
Vampires explained – the history and horror!
Vampires have a long history from ancient Greece through medieval Europe to several, notably Irish, Gothic horror novelists!
The Anarchist assassination of President McKinley
In 1901 an anarchist called Leon Czolgosz was responsible for the assassination of President William McKinley – why did he do it?
LGBT Roman Emperors – the facts!
More Roman emperors than you might imagine were LGBT even if sexuality was defined differently two thousand years ago
Is Mary Magdalene under the Louvre?
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates whether Mary Magdalene really is buried under the Louvre Pyramid in Paris or not
The tabloids cover the death of Princess Diana
TV historian Tony McMahon remembers the night of the death of Princess Diana through newspapers he kept for 25 years
The comical coronation of King George IV
The coronation of King George IV in 1821 cost countless millions and inspired riots and apathy – Tony McMahon discovers more