Cornwall's festivals face tough times with some having to call it a day after this year.

Historians have presumed that Wallace was the son of Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie and was born in Ayrshire. The basis for this was a poem written 150 years after the time of Wallace by a minstrel ...

In this clip, an archaeologist explains to children visiting a museum why the discovery of a Viking grave is important. This is because in Viking burials, objects important to the person were buried ...

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey attempt to solve the mystery of why scarab beetles were buried with mummies. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by the archaeologist Howard Carter. It ...

A comparison between the Picts and the Scotti is made by focusing on the designs of their brooches and the use of different languages. The theory that the Scotti originated in Ireland, and took the ...

A brief overview of the Bayeux Tapestry, which is actually an embroidery sewn by English craftsmen. The clip highlights its purpose, history and function. Several sections are shown in more detail to ...

The exact location of the Battle of Bannockburn still remains uncertain. The previously favoured site on the carse would have been boggy at the time and probably unsuitable for cavalry fighting. Many ...

The presenter is asked to look at a range of toys from different periods and use their features to date them. Using the same method, an archaeologist shows how she dates artefacts from Ancient Egypt.

Presenter James MacKenzie visits the Museum of Scotland to find out what an archaeologist’s work involves. An archaeologist, Dr Andy Heald, explains that they find out about the past by digging up ...

Bristol City Women are set to name Leicester City’s Stephen Kirby as manager. Kirby, currently Leicester City Women’s ...

English referee Emily Carney says officials have had to become "more tactical" as the quality of players in the WSL improves.

Livestream footage of the Beirut skyline showed the moment devices exploded across the city on Wednesday, after thousands of ...