Get ready... as a young man living in the Roman Empire, you’ve heard many stories about far-away lands and people. It sounds exciting but you’re about to discover how tough life really is for a Roman
As if the plague wasn't bad enough, here comes the fiery antidote! As famous diary-keeper Samuel Pepys, you'll witness four days and four nights of fire and live to tell the tale. Find out how people
Discover what it was like to be a barber surgeon in the sixteenth century and why it was a terrible time for people to be sick. Sharpen your saw before amputating an infected leg, learn how to make fa
You are an 18th-century convict faced with a fate potentially worse than death: to be sent to one of the new English colonies in Australia, where you will face hardship, isolation and great danger at
Yorkshire is well known for its miners, pudding and cricket, but Yorkshire: A Very Peculiar History scrapes beyond the surface and past the cliches. Featuring a host of characters from Yorkshire past
