Archaeology is in hot water. Ever since 1981, it has been harbouring a dark secret.

Maisie Fender - Facts about the Tudor queen : Elizabeth I!

This article is about Josephine Butler - a social reformer who changed the world for girls and young women - and a musical made about her.

Amalie M. Keefe On Tuesday 8th November a group of Year 9 students went on a trip to the Laing Art gallery to see the Lindisfarne gospels...

Maisie Fender Challenge Wednesday Writer Some crazy facts! The amazing Cleopatra was Queen for twenty-one years, and she married 4 men....

Witches. We’ve all heard of them! From the historical Salem Witch Trials to the fictional Macbeth, what do we truly know?

Luke Mills and Ben Redfern Remembering the Holocaust through the 'Lessons from Auschwitz Programme'. Luke's experience of the 'Lessons...

By: CLV Phoenix On Thursday 8th September, Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully in her Scottish residence of Balmoral. Living a long...

Beatrice Allen and Yulia Yablonskikh Have you ever heard of Witold Pilecki (pronounced peh-let-skee) and the brave role he played in WW2?...

Learn the background of our favourite bookstore in the North East

Lewis Railton The 22nd of June 1941 was the date Germany launched its full-scale invasion of the Soviet Union. A series of events...

"Alive, she had not often been appreciated, but in death, Lizzie apparently remained a thing of extraordinary beauty" - Lucinda Hawksley

It’s nearly Halloween, the spookiest time of the year! And a favourite holiday for many, but how did it all begin?

In the past few years we have come to know what a pandemic is like, but how did people cope in one of the most fatal pandemics of all time?

Uncovering that dehumanising the Holocaust leaves all those who want to be remembered, forgotten.

Caris McKee-Shell The history of feminism explained through the laws passed and the women who advocated for change. Feminism. A term...

By Beatrice Allen, Writer You may already know that October is officially Black History Month in the UK. Read on to find out more about...

By Hollie Muir, Senior Editor The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust,...

Anne Frank was a girl who was Jewish. However, as this was during the Second World War, Anne and her family were in mortal danger.

One of the lesser known literary revolutions in history that revolved around sexual liberation, and hallucinogenic drugs.