Common Sense helped them cross it. Reading it now, Paine’s words are a kind of portal back to the Revolutionary moment.

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet ...

250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of ...

The Scandinavian winter months are a challenging period. Long, dark nights and days with hardly any sunshine allow melancholy ...

The fishing village was home to the Joint Services School for Linguistics, where servicemen including Alan Bennett, Dennis ...

The Maternal Care Bundle (MCB) sets best practice standards across 5 areas of clinical care, for implementation by NHS providers and commissioners across England. The aim is to reduce maternal ...

A foiled ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community has renewed fears over Jewish safety in Britain, after three men were convicted on ...

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We learn about how a Norwegian businessman brought salmon sushi to Japan in the 1980s. Our guest ...

The Reflections and Initial Impressions interim report from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, published on 9 December 2025 and led by Baroness Valerie Amos, further illustrates the ...